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#4E6CB4

#4e6cb4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6cb4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 42.35% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 40.48% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #b4964e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #b4634e
  3. #9fb44e

Analogous

  1. #4e9fb4
  2. #4e6cb4
  3. #634eb4

Triadic

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #b44e6c
  3. #6cb44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #964eb4
  3. #b4964e
  4. #6cb44e

Square

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #b44e9f
  3. #b4964e
  4. #4eb463

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2c4a
  2. #364c7f
  3. #4e6cb4
  4. #8499cb
  5. #b9c5e2

Shades

#4e6cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #4661a2
  3. #3e5690
  4. #374c7e
  5. #2f416c
  6. #27365a
  7. #1f2b48
  8. #172036
  9. #101624
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #607bbc
  3. #7189c3
  4. #8398cb
  5. #95a7d2
  6. #a7b6da
  7. #b8c4e1
  8. #cad3e9
  9. #dce2f0
  10. #edf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6cb4
  2. #536eaf
  3. #5870aa
  4. #5d72a4
  5. #62749f
  6. #67769a
  7. #6c7895
  8. #717a90
  9. #767c8a
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e73b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416ab2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #087c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e70b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #476bb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32769b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6cb4 {
  color: #4e6cb4;
}
Background
.bg-4e6cb4 {
  background-color: #4e6cb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 108 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 40% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6cb4, #634eb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 108 180 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.71 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.94 #b1934b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6cb4  rgb(78, 108, 180)  hsl(222, 40%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#b4964e  rgb(180, 150, 78)  hsl(42, 40%, 51%)  Camel
#b44e6c  rgb(180, 78, 108)  hsl(342, 40%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6cb44e  rgb(108, 180, 78)  hsl(102, 40%, 51%)  Mantis