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#4E69B0

#4e69b0 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e69b0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.68% cyan, 40.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 223.47°, with 38.58% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #b0954e

Split complementary

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #b0644e
  3. #9ab04e

Analogous

  1. #4e9ab0
  2. #4e69b0
  3. #644eb0

Triadic

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #b04e69
  3. #69b04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #954eb0
  3. #b0954e
  4. #69b04e

Square

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #b04e9a
  3. #b0954e
  4. #4eb064

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2a46
  2. #37497b
  3. #4e69b0
  4. #8396c8
  5. #b8c3df

Shades

#4e69b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #465f9e
  3. #3e548d
  4. #374a7b
  5. #2f3f6a
  6. #273558
  7. #1f2a46
  8. #172035
  9. #101523
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e69b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #6078b8
  3. #7187c0
  4. #8396c8
  5. #95a5d0
  6. #a7b4d8
  7. #b8c3df
  8. #cad2e7
  9. #dce1ef
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e69b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e69b0
  2. #536bab
  3. #586ea6
  4. #5d70a2
  5. #62729d
  6. #677598
  7. #6c7793
  8. #71798e
  9. #767b8a
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616b8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c70b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4067ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #147984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d6db2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4668af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #347397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e69b0 {
  color: #4e69b0;
}
Background
.bg-4e69b0 {
  background-color: #4e69b0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e69b0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e69b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e69b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 105 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e69b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e69b0, #644eb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e69b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 105 176 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.67 #b1964f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e69b0  rgb(78, 105, 176)  hsl(223, 39%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#b0954e  rgb(176, 149, 78)  hsl(43, 39%, 50%)  Brass
#b04e69  rgb(176, 78, 105)  hsl(343, 39%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#69b04e  rgb(105, 176, 78)  hsl(103, 39%, 50%)  Mantis