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#4E6BAE

#4e6bae ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6bae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 38.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 221.88°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #ae914e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #ae614e
  3. #9bae4e

Analogous

  1. #4e9bae
  2. #4e6bae
  3. #614eae

Triadic

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #ae4e6b
  3. #6bae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #914eae
  3. #ae914e
  4. #6bae4e

Square

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #ae4e9b
  3. #ae914e
  4. #4eae61

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2a44
  2. #364b79
  3. #4e6bae
  4. #8297c7
  5. #b6c3de

Shades

#4e6bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #46609d
  3. #3e568b
  4. #374b7a
  5. #2f4068
  6. #273657
  7. #1f2b46
  8. #172034
  9. #101523
  10. #080b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #607ab6
  3. #7189be
  4. #8397c6
  5. #95a6ce
  6. #a7b5d7
  7. #b8c4df
  8. #cad3e7
  9. #dce1ef
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6bae
  2. #536da9
  3. #586fa5
  4. #5d71a0
  5. #62739c
  6. #677697
  7. #6c7892
  8. #717a8e
  9. #767c89
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5071b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4469ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #177a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #357497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6bae {
  color: #4e6bae;
}
Background
.bg-4e6bae {
  background-color: #4e6bae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6bae {
  border: 2px solid #4e6bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 107 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6bae, #614eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 107 174 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.40 #b19451 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6bae  rgb(78, 107, 174)  hsl(222, 38%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#ae914e  rgb(174, 145, 78)  hsl(42, 38%, 49%)  Camel
#ae4e6b  rgb(174, 78, 107)  hsl(342, 38%, 49%)  Telemagenta
#6bae4e  rgb(107, 174, 78)  hsl(102, 38%, 49%)  Mantis