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#4E66B3

#4e66b3 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e66b3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 43.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 225.74°, with 39.92% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #b39b4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #b3684e
  3. #98b34e

Analogous

  1. #4e98b3
  2. #4e66b3
  3. #684eb3

Triadic

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #b34e66
  3. #66b34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #9b4eb3
  3. #b39b4e
  4. #66b34e

Square

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #b34e98
  3. #b39b4e
  4. #4eb368

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2949
  2. #36477e
  3. #4e66b3
  4. #8494ca
  5. #b9c3e1

Shades

#4e66b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #465ca1
  3. #3e528f
  4. #37477d
  5. #2f3d6b
  6. #27335a
  7. #1f2948
  8. #171f36
  9. #101424
  10. #080a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e66b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #6075bb
  3. #7185c2
  4. #8394ca
  5. #95a3d1
  6. #a7b3d9
  7. #b8c2e1
  8. #cad1e8
  9. #dce0f0
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e66b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e66b3
  2. #5369ae
  3. #586ba9
  4. #5d6ea4
  5. #62709f
  6. #67739a
  7. #6c7694
  8. #71788f
  9. #767b8a
  10. #7b7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60688d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #456fb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3866b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f7784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4266b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #337199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e66b3 {
  color: #4e66b3;
}
Background
.bg-4e66b3 {
  background-color: #4e66b3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e66b3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e66b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e66b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 102 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e66b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e66b3, #684eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e66b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 102 179 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.72 #b1994c Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e66b3  rgb(78, 102, 179)  hsl(226, 40%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#b39b4e  rgb(179, 155, 78)  hsl(46, 40%, 50%)  Brass
#b34e66  rgb(179, 78, 102)  hsl(346, 40%, 50%)  Brick Red
#66b34e  rgb(102, 179, 78)  hsl(106, 40%, 50%)  Mantis