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#4E6BAF

#4e6baf ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6baf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.43% cyan, 38.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 222.06°, with 38.34% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1523

Complementary

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #af924e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #af624e
  3. #9caf4e

Analogous

  1. #4e9caf
  2. #4e6baf
  3. #624eaf

Triadic

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #af4e6b
  3. #6baf4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #924eaf
  3. #af924e
  4. #6baf4e

Square

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #af4e9c
  3. #af924e
  4. #4eaf62

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2a45
  2. #364b7a
  3. #4e6baf
  4. #8297c7
  5. #b7c3df

Shades

#4e6baf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #46609e
  3. #3e568c
  4. #374b7b
  5. #2f4069
  6. #273658
  7. #1f2b46
  8. #172035
  9. #101523
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6baf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #607ab7
  3. #7189bf
  4. #8397c7
  5. #95a6cf
  6. #a7b5d7
  7. #b8c4df
  8. #cad3e7
  9. #dce1ef
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6baf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6baf
  2. #536daa
  3. #586fa6
  4. #5d71a1
  5. #62739c
  6. #677698
  7. #6c7893
  8. #717a8e
  9. #767c89
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f72b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4369ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #157a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6fb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486aae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #357497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6baf {
  color: #4e6baf;
}
Background
.bg-4e6baf {
  background-color: #4e6baf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6baf {
  border: 2px solid #4e6baf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6baf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 107 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6baf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6baf, #624eaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6baf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 107 175 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.37 #b19450 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6baf  rgb(78, 107, 175)  hsl(222, 38%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#af924e  rgb(175, 146, 78)  hsl(42, 38%, 50%)  Camel
#af4e6b  rgb(175, 78, 107)  hsl(342, 38%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#6baf4e  rgb(107, 175, 78)  hsl(102, 38%, 50%)  Mantis