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#466EA5

#466ea5 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#466ea5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.58% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 214.74°, with 40.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #466ea5
  2. #a57d46

Split complementary

  1. #466ea5
  2. #a54e46
  3. #9ea546

Analogous

  1. #469ea5
  2. #466ea5
  3. #4e46a5

Triadic

  1. #466ea5
  2. #a5466e
  3. #6ea546

Tetradic

  1. #466ea5
  2. #7d46a5
  3. #a57d46
  4. #6ea546

Square

  1. #466ea5
  2. #a5469e
  3. #a57d46
  4. #46a54e

Monochromatic

  1. #18263a
  2. #2f4a6f
  3. #466ea5
  4. #7495c4
  5. #a9bedb

Shades

#466ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #466ea5
  2. #3f6395
  3. #385884
  4. #314d74
  5. #2a4263
  6. #233753
  7. #1c2c42
  8. #152132
  9. #0e1621
  10. #070b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#466ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #466ea5
  2. #597dae
  3. #6b8bb7
  4. #7e9ac0
  5. #90a8c9
  6. #a3b7d2
  7. #b5c5db
  8. #c8d4e4
  9. #dae2ed
  10. #edf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#466ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #466ea5
  2. #4c70a1
  3. #52729e
  4. #57739a
  5. #5d7596
  6. #637793
  7. #69798f
  8. #6f7b8b
  9. #747c87
  10. #7a7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5772a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b69a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5170a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #496ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a7691 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-466ea5 {
  color: #466ea5;
}
Background
.bg-466ea5 {
  background-color: #466ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-466ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #466ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #466ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 110 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 40% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-466ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #466ea5, #4e46a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-466ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 110 165 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.50 #b9915a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#466ea5  rgb(70, 110, 165)  hsl(215, 40%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#a57d46  rgb(165, 125, 70)  hsl(35, 40%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#a5466e  rgb(165, 70, 110)  hsl(335, 40%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender
#6ea546  rgb(110, 165, 70)  hsl(95, 40%, 46%)  Asparagus