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#4E668D

#4e668d ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e668d is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 217.14°, with 28.77% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1305

Complementary

  1. #4e668d
  2. #8d754e

Split complementary

  1. #4e668d
  2. #8d554e
  3. #868d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e868d
  2. #4e668d
  3. #554e8d

Triadic

  1. #4e668d
  2. #8d4e66
  3. #668d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e668d
  2. #754e8d
  3. #8d754e
  4. #668d4e

Square

  1. #4e668d
  2. #8d4e86
  3. #8d754e
  4. #4e8d55

Monochromatic

  1. #181f2a
  2. #33425c
  3. #4e668d
  4. #758cb3
  5. #a6b5ce

Shades

#4e668d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e668d
  2. #465c7f
  3. #3e5271
  4. #374763
  5. #2f3d55
  6. #273347
  7. #1f2938
  8. #171f2a
  9. #10141c
  10. #080a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e668d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e668d
  2. #607598
  3. #7185a4
  4. #8394af
  5. #95a3bb
  6. #a7b3c6
  7. #b8c2d1
  8. #cad1dd
  9. #dce0e8
  10. #edf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e668d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e668d
  2. #53698c
  3. #586b8a
  4. #5d6e89
  5. #627088
  6. #677387
  7. #6c7685
  8. #717884
  9. #767b83
  10. #7b7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6577 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58688f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51628c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #376e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54678e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50648c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #416b7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e668d {
  color: #4e668d;
}
Background
.bg-4e668d {
  background-color: #4e668d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e668d {
  border: 2px solid #4e668d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e668d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 102 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e668d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e668d, #554e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e668d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 102 141 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.95 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.52 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.24 #b19972 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e668d  rgb(78, 102, 141)  hsl(217, 29%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#8d754e  rgb(141, 117, 78)  hsl(37, 29%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#8d4e66  rgb(141, 78, 102)  hsl(337, 29%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#668d4e  rgb(102, 141, 78)  hsl(97, 29%, 43%)  Olive Drab