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#4E669C

#4e669c ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e669c is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 34.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 33.33% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.1352

Complementary

  1. #4e669c
  2. #9c844e

Split complementary

  1. #4e669c
  2. #9c5d4e
  3. #8d9c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8d9c
  2. #4e669c
  3. #5d4e9c

Triadic

  1. #4e669c
  2. #9c4e66
  3. #669c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e669c
  2. #844e9c
  3. #9c844e
  4. #669c4e

Square

  1. #4e669c
  2. #9c4e8d
  3. #9c844e
  4. #4e9c5d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2336
  2. #344569
  3. #4e669c
  4. #7a8ebc
  5. #adbad6

Shades

#4e669c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e669c
  2. #465c8c
  3. #3e527d
  4. #37476d
  5. #2f3d5e
  6. #27334e
  7. #1f293e
  8. #171f2f
  9. #10141f
  10. #080a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e669c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e669c
  2. #6075a6
  3. #7185b0
  4. #8394ba
  5. #95a3c4
  6. #a7b3ce
  7. #b8c2d7
  8. #cad1e1
  9. #dce0eb
  10. #edf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e669c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e669c
  2. #536999
  3. #586b96
  4. #5d6e94
  5. #627091
  6. #67738e
  7. #6c768b
  8. #717888
  9. #767b86
  10. #7b7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #526b9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #49649b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d727a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #50699d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b659b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e669c {
  color: #4e669c;
}
Background
.bg-4e669c {
  background-color: #4e669c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e669c {
  border: 2px solid #4e669c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e669c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 102 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e669c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e669c, #5d4e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e669c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 102 156 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.22 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.11 #b19963 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e669c  rgb(78, 102, 156)  hsl(222, 33%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9c844e  rgb(156, 132, 78)  hsl(42, 33%, 46%)  Camel
#9c4e66  rgb(156, 78, 102)  hsl(342, 33%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender
#669c4e  rgb(102, 156, 78)  hsl(102, 33%, 46%)  Asparagus