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#4E7597

#4e7597 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e7597 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 22.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 207.95°, with 31.88% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #4e7597
  2. #97704e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7597
  2. #974e50
  3. #97954e

Analogous

  1. #4e9795
  2. #4e7597
  3. #4e5097

Triadic

  1. #4e7597
  2. #974e75
  3. #75974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7597
  2. #704e97
  3. #97704e
  4. #75974e

Square

  1. #4e7597
  2. #954e97
  3. #97704e
  4. #50974e

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2732
  2. #344e65
  3. #4e7597
  4. #789bb9
  5. #abc0d3

Shades

#4e7597 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7597
  2. #466988
  3. #3e5e79
  4. #37526a
  5. #2f465b
  6. #273b4c
  7. #1f2f3c
  8. #17232d
  9. #10171e
  10. #080c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7597 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7597
  2. #6083a1
  3. #7191ac
  4. #839eb6
  5. #95acc1
  6. #a7bacb
  7. #b8c8d5
  8. #cad6e0
  9. #dce3ea
  10. #edf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7597 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7597
  2. #537695
  3. #587792
  4. #5d7890
  5. #62798e
  6. #677b8c
  7. #6c7c89
  8. #717d87
  9. #767e85
  10. #7b7f82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6e96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d7d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7598 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d7a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7597 {
  color: #4e7597;
}
Background
.bg-4e7597 {
  background-color: #4e7597;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7597 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7597;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7597;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 32% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7597 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7597, #4e5097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7597 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.23 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.92 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.40 #b18a68 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e7597  rgb(78, 117, 151)  hsl(208, 32%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#97704e  rgb(151, 112, 78)  hsl(28, 32%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#974e75  rgb(151, 78, 117)  hsl(328, 32%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#75974e  rgb(117, 151, 78)  hsl(88, 32%, 45%)  Moss Green