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#4E6BAA

#4e6baa ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6baa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.96% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 37.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.09°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1504

Complementary

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #aa8d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #aa5f4e
  3. #99aa4e

Analogous

  1. #4e99aa
  2. #4e6baa
  3. #5f4eaa

Triadic

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #aa4e6b
  3. #6baa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #8d4eaa
  3. #aa8d4e
  4. #6baa4e

Square

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #aa4e99
  3. #aa8d4e
  4. #4eaa5f

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2941
  2. #364a76
  3. #4e6baa
  4. #8096c5
  5. #b4c1dd

Shades

#4e6baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #466099
  3. #3e5688
  4. #374b77
  5. #2f4066
  6. #273655
  7. #1f2b44
  8. #172033
  9. #101522
  10. #080b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #607ab3
  3. #7189bb
  4. #8397c4
  5. #95a6cc
  6. #a7b5d5
  7. #b8c4dd
  8. #cad3e6
  9. #dce1ee
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6baa
  2. #536da6
  3. #586fa2
  4. #5d719d
  5. #627399
  6. #677695
  7. #6c7891
  8. #717a8d
  9. #767c88
  10. #7b7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5271ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4768a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d7982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #506eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a69a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #377394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6baa {
  color: #4e6baa;
}
Background
.bg-4e6baa {
  background-color: #4e6baa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6baa {
  border: 2px solid #4e6baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 107 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6baa, #5f4eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 107 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.49 #b19455 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6baa  rgb(78, 107, 170)  hsl(221, 37%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#aa8d4e  rgb(170, 141, 78)  hsl(41, 37%, 49%)  Camel
#aa4e6b  rgb(170, 78, 107)  hsl(341, 37%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#6baa4e  rgb(107, 170, 78)  hsl(101, 37%, 49%)  Asparagus