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#4E68AD

#4e68ad ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e68ad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40.78% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.91% cyan, 39.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 223.58°, with 37.85% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #ad934e

Split complementary

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #ad644e
  3. #98ad4e

Analogous

  1. #4e98ad
  2. #4e68ad
  3. #644ead

Triadic

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #ad4e68
  3. #68ad4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #934ead
  3. #ad934e
  4. #68ad4e

Square

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #ad4e98
  3. #ad934e
  4. #4ead64

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2944
  2. #364878
  3. #4e68ad
  4. #8194c6
  5. #b6c1de

Shades

#4e68ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #465e9c
  3. #3e538a
  4. #374979
  5. #2f3e68
  6. #273457
  7. #1f2a45
  8. #171f34
  9. #101523
  10. #080a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e68ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #6077b5
  3. #7186bd
  4. #8395c6
  5. #95a4ce
  6. #a7b4d6
  7. #b8c3de
  8. #cad2e6
  9. #dce1ef
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e68ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e68ad
  2. #536aa9
  3. #586da4
  4. #5d6fa0
  5. #62729b
  6. #677497
  7. #6c7692
  8. #71798e
  9. #767b89
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60698a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c6fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4067ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a7782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d6caf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4667ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #367195 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e68ad {
  color: #4e68ad;
}
Background
.bg-4e68ad {
  background-color: #4e68ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e68ad {
  border: 2px solid #4e68ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e68ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 104 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e68ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e68ad, #644ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e68ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 104 173 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.15 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.61 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.01 #b19752 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e68ad  rgb(78, 104, 173)  hsl(224, 38%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#ad934e  rgb(173, 147, 78)  hsl(44, 38%, 49%)  Brass
#ad4e68  rgb(173, 78, 104)  hsl(344, 38%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#68ad4e  rgb(104, 173, 78)  hsl(104, 38%, 49%)  Mantis