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#4E596F

#4e596f ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e596f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.73% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 17.46% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.15.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0991

Complementary

  1. #4e596f
  2. #6f644e

Split complementary

  1. #4e596f
  2. #6f544e
  3. #6a6f4e

Analogous

  1. #4e6a6f
  2. #4e596f
  3. #544e6f

Triadic

  1. #4e596f
  2. #6f4e59
  3. #596f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e596f
  2. #644e6f
  3. #6f644e
  4. #596f4e

Square

  1. #4e596f
  2. #6f4e6a
  3. #6f644e
  4. #4e6f54

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1115
  2. #2e3542
  3. #4e596f
  4. #6f7e9a
  5. #9ca6ba

Shades

#4e596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e596f
  2. #465064
  3. #3e4759
  4. #373e4e
  5. #2f3543
  6. #272d38
  7. #1f242c
  8. #171b21
  9. #101216
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e596f
  2. #606a7d
  3. #717a8c
  4. #838b9a
  5. #959ba9
  6. #a7acb7
  7. #b8bdc5
  8. #cacdd4
  9. #dcdee2
  10. #edeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e596f
  2. #535d71
  3. #586172
  4. #5d6574
  5. #626976
  6. #676d78
  7. #6c7079
  8. #71747b
  9. #76787d
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555962 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525a70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f576e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #505a70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e586f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e596f {
  color: #4e596f;
}
Background
.bg-4e596f {
  background-color: #4e596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e596f {
  border: 2px solid #4e596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e596f, #544e6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.15 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.21 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.78 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.68 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.14 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.27 #b1a690 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e596f  rgb(78, 89, 111)  hsl(220, 17%, 37%)  Queen Blue
#6f644e  rgb(111, 100, 78)  hsl(40, 17%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#6f4e59  rgb(111, 78, 89)  hsl(340, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant
#596f4e  rgb(89, 111, 78)  hsl(100, 17%, 37%)  Fern Green