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#4E779B

#4e779b ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e779b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 46.67% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.68% cyan, 23.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 208.05°, with 33.05% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1718

Complementary

  1. #4e779b
  2. #9b724e

Split complementary

  1. #4e779b
  2. #9b4e51
  3. #9b994e

Analogous

  1. #4e9b99
  2. #4e779b
  3. #4e519b

Triadic

  1. #4e779b
  2. #9b4e77
  3. #779b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e779b
  2. #724e9b
  3. #9b724e
  4. #779b4e

Square

  1. #4e779b
  2. #994e9b
  3. #9b724e
  4. #519b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2935
  2. #345068
  3. #4e779b
  4. #7a9dbc
  5. #adc2d5

Shades

#4e779b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e779b
  2. #466b8c
  3. #3e5f7c
  4. #37536d
  5. #2f475d
  6. #273c4e
  7. #1f303e
  8. #17242f
  9. #10181f
  10. #080c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e779b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e779b
  2. #6085a5
  3. #7192af
  4. #83a0b9
  5. #95adc3
  6. #a7bbcd
  7. #b8c9d7
  8. #cad6e1
  9. #dce4eb
  10. #edf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e779b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e779b
  2. #537898
  3. #587996
  4. #5d7a93
  5. #627b90
  6. #677c8e
  7. #6c7c8b
  8. #717d88
  9. #767e85
  10. #7b7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68789d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e709a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a8083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f779c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58739b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b7c8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e779b {
  color: #4e779b;
}
Background
.bg-4e779b {
  background-color: #4e779b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e779b {
  border: 2px solid #4e779b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e779b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 119 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e779b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e779b, #4e519b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e779b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 119 155 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.43 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.66 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.11 #b18864 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4e779b  rgb(78, 119, 155)  hsl(208, 33%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9b724e  rgb(155, 114, 78)  hsl(28, 33%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#9b4e77  rgb(155, 78, 119)  hsl(328, 33%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender
#779b4e  rgb(119, 155, 78)  hsl(88, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green