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#4E689A

#4e689a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e689a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40.78% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.35% cyan, 32.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 219.47°, with 32.76% saturation and 45.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #4e689a
  2. #9a804e

Split complementary

  1. #4e689a
  2. #9a5a4e
  3. #8e9a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8e9a
  2. #4e689a
  3. #5a4e9a

Triadic

  1. #4e689a
  2. #9a4e68
  3. #689a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e689a
  2. #804e9a
  3. #9a804e
  4. #689a4e

Square

  1. #4e689a
  2. #9a4e8e
  3. #9a804e
  4. #4e9a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2334
  2. #344667
  3. #4e689a
  4. #7990bb
  5. #acbad5

Shades

#4e689a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e689a
  2. #465e8b
  3. #3e537b
  4. #37496c
  5. #2f3e5c
  6. #27344d
  7. #1f2a3e
  8. #171f2e
  9. #10151f
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e689a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e689a
  2. #6077a4
  3. #7186ae
  4. #8395b8
  5. #95a4c2
  6. #a7b4cd
  7. #b8c3d7
  8. #cad2e1
  9. #dce1eb
  10. #edf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e689a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e689a
  2. #536a97
  3. #586d95
  4. #5d6f92
  5. #627290
  6. #67748d
  7. #6c768a
  8. #717988
  9. #767b85
  10. #7b7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f687f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #556c9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6599 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e737a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #526a9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d6699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e689a {
  color: #4e689a;
}
Background
.bg-4e689a {
  background-color: #4e689a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e689a {
  border: 2px solid #4e689a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e689a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 104 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 33% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e689a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e689a, #5a4e9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e689a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 104 154 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.56 #b19765 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e689a  rgb(78, 104, 154)  hsl(219, 33%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#9a804e  rgb(154, 128, 78)  hsl(39, 33%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#9a4e68  rgb(154, 78, 104)  hsl(339, 33%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#689a4e  rgb(104, 154, 78)  hsl(99, 33%, 45%)  Asparagus