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#4E6DB3

#4e6db3 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6db3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 42.75% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 39.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 221.58°, with 39.92% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #b3944e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #b3614e
  3. #a0b34e

Analogous

  1. #4ea0b3
  2. #4e6db3
  3. #614eb3

Triadic

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #b34e6d
  3. #6db34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #944eb3
  3. #b3944e
  4. #6db34e

Square

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #b34ea0
  3. #b3944e
  4. #4eb361

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2c49
  2. #364c7e
  3. #4e6db3
  4. #8499ca
  5. #b9c5e1

Shades

#4e6db3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #4662a1
  3. #3e578f
  4. #374c7d
  5. #2f416b
  6. #27375a
  7. #1f2c48
  8. #172136
  9. #101624
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6db3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #607cbb
  3. #718ac2
  4. #8399ca
  5. #95a7d1
  6. #a7b6d9
  7. #b8c5e1
  8. #cad3e8
  9. #dce2f0
  10. #edf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6db3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6db3
  2. #536fae
  3. #5871a9
  4. #5d73a4
  5. #62759f
  6. #67779a
  7. #6c7894
  8. #717a8f
  9. #767c8a
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636e8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5074b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436ab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b7c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f71b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486cb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32779b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6db3 {
  color: #4e6db3;
}
Background
.bg-4e6db3 {
  background-color: #4e6db3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6db3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6db3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6db3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 109 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6db3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6db3, #614eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6db3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 109 179 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.57 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.61 #b1924c Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e6db3  rgb(78, 109, 179)  hsl(222, 40%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#b3944e  rgb(179, 148, 78)  hsl(42, 40%, 50%)  Camel
#b34e6d  rgb(179, 78, 109)  hsl(342, 40%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#6db34e  rgb(109, 179, 78)  hsl(102, 40%, 50%)  Mantis