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#4E69A1

#4e69a1 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e69a1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.18% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.55% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 220.48°, with 34.73% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.143

Complementary

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #a1864e

Split complementary

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #a15c4e
  3. #92a14e

Analogous

  1. #4e92a1
  2. #4e69a1
  3. #5c4ea1

Triadic

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #a14e69
  3. #69a14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #864ea1
  3. #a1864e
  4. #69a14e

Square

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #a14e92
  3. #a1864e
  4. #4ea15c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c263a
  2. #35476d
  3. #4e69a1
  4. #7c92c0
  5. #afbdd8

Shades

#4e69a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #465f91
  3. #3e5481
  4. #374a71
  5. #2f3f61
  6. #273551
  7. #1f2a40
  8. #172030
  9. #101520
  10. #080b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e69a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #6078aa
  3. #7187b4
  4. #8396bd
  5. #95a5c7
  6. #a7b4d0
  7. #b8c3d9
  8. #cad2e3
  9. #dce1ec
  10. #edf0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e69a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e69a1
  2. #536b9e
  3. #586e9a
  4. #5d7097
  5. #627294
  6. #677591
  7. #6c778d
  8. #71798a
  9. #767b87
  10. #7b7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a66a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28757d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #516ca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c67a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b708d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e69a1 {
  color: #4e69a1;
}
Background
.bg-4e69a1 {
  background-color: #4e69a1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e69a1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e69a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e69a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 105 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e69a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e69a1, #5c4ea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e69a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 105 161 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.90 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.04 #b1965e Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e69a1  rgb(78, 105, 161)  hsl(220, 35%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#a1864e  rgb(161, 134, 78)  hsl(40, 35%, 47%)  Camel
#a14e69  rgb(161, 78, 105)  hsl(340, 35%, 47%)  Twilight Lavender
#69a14e  rgb(105, 161, 78)  hsl(100, 35%, 47%)  Asparagus