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#466EA2

#466ea2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#466ea2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 43.14% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.79% cyan, 32.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 213.91°, with 39.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #466ea2
  2. #a27a46

Split complementary

  1. #466ea2
  2. #a24c46
  3. #9ca246

Analogous

  1. #469ca2
  2. #466ea2
  3. #4c46a2

Triadic

  1. #466ea2
  2. #a2466e
  3. #6ea246

Tetradic

  1. #466ea2
  2. #7a46a2
  3. #a27a46
  4. #6ea246

Square

  1. #466ea2
  2. #a2469c
  3. #a27a46
  4. #46a24c

Monochromatic

  1. #182537
  2. #2f4a6d
  3. #466ea2
  4. #7295c2
  5. #a8bdd9

Shades

#466ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #466ea2
  2. #3f6392
  3. #385882
  4. #314d71
  5. #2a4261
  6. #233751
  7. #1c2c41
  8. #152131
  9. #0e1620
  10. #070b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#466ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #466ea2
  2. #597dab
  3. #6b8bb5
  4. #7e9abe
  5. #90a8c7
  6. #a3b7d1
  7. #b5c5da
  8. #c8d4e3
  9. #dae2ec
  10. #edf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#466ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #466ea2
  2. #4c709f
  3. #52729b
  4. #577398
  5. #5d7594
  6. #637791
  7. #69798e
  8. #6f7b8a
  9. #747c87
  10. #7a7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5971a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d68a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #017a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5270a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6ba1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c758f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-466ea2 {
  color: #466ea2;
}
Background
.bg-466ea2 {
  background-color: #466ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-466ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #466ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #466ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 110 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 40% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-466ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #466ea2, #4c46a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-466ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 110 162 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.84 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.61 #b9915d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#466ea2  rgb(70, 110, 162)  hsl(214, 40%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#a27a46  rgb(162, 122, 70)  hsl(34, 40%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#a2466e  rgb(162, 70, 110)  hsl(334, 40%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#6ea246  rgb(110, 162, 70)  hsl(94, 40%, 45%)  Asparagus