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#4E759D

#4e759d ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e759d is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.32% cyan, 25.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 210.38°, with 33.62% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #4e759d
  2. #9d764e

Split complementary

  1. #4e759d
  2. #9d4e4e
  3. #9d9d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e9d9d
  2. #4e759d
  3. #4e4e9d

Triadic

  1. #4e759d
  2. #9d4e75
  3. #759d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e759d
  2. #764e9d
  3. #9d764e
  4. #759d4e

Square

  1. #4e759d
  2. #9d4e9d
  3. #9d764e
  4. #4e9d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2937
  2. #354f6a
  3. #4e759d
  4. #7a9bbd
  5. #adc2d7

Shades

#4e759d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e759d
  2. #46698d
  3. #3e5e7e
  4. #37526e
  5. #2f465e
  6. #273b4f
  7. #1f2f3f
  8. #17232f
  9. #10171f
  10. #080c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e759d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e759d
  2. #6083a7
  3. #7191b1
  4. #839eba
  5. #95acc4
  6. #a7bace
  7. #b8c8d8
  8. #cad6e2
  9. #dce3eb
  10. #edf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e759d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e759d
  2. #53769a
  3. #587797
  4. #5d7894
  5. #627991
  6. #677b8f
  7. #6c7c8c
  8. #717d89
  9. #767e86
  10. #7b7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65769f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b6e9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #297e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d769e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56719d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b7b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e759d {
  color: #4e759d;
}
Background
.bg-4e759d {
  background-color: #4e759d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e759d {
  border: 2px solid #4e759d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e759d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e759d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e759d, #4e4e9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e759d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 157 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.75 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.06 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.20 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.59 #b18a62 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e759d  rgb(78, 117, 157)  hsl(210, 34%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9d764e  rgb(157, 118, 78)  hsl(30, 34%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#9d4e75  rgb(157, 78, 117)  hsl(330, 34%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender
#759d4e  rgb(117, 157, 78)  hsl(90, 34%, 46%)  Moss Green