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#4F697C

#4f697c ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4f697c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.29% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 205.33°, with 22.17% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #4f697c
  2. #7c624f

Split complementary

  1. #4f697c
  2. #7c4f52
  3. #7c784f

Analogous

  1. #4f7c78
  2. #4f697c
  3. #4f527c

Triadic

  1. #4f697c
  2. #7c4f69
  3. #697c4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f697c
  2. #624f7c
  3. #7c624f
  4. #697c4f

Square

  1. #4f697c
  2. #784f7c
  3. #7c624f
  4. #527c4f

Monochromatic

  1. #131a1f
  2. #31414d
  3. #4f697c
  4. #7290a5
  5. #a1b5c3

Shades

#4f697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f697c
  2. #475f70
  3. #3f5463
  4. #374a57
  5. #2f3f4a
  6. #28353e
  7. #202a32
  8. #182025
  9. #101519
  10. #080b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f697c
  2. #617889
  3. #728796
  4. #8496a3
  5. #95a5b0
  6. #a7b4be
  7. #b9c3cb
  8. #cad2d8
  9. #dce1e5
  10. #edf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f697c
  2. #546b7c
  3. #596e7d
  4. #5e707d
  5. #63727e
  6. #68757e
  7. #6c777e
  8. #71797f
  9. #767b7f
  10. #7b7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d676f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61697d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b647c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #406e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a697d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56667c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f697c {
  color: #4f697c;
}
Background
.bg-4f697c {
  background-color: #4f697c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f697c {
  border: 2px solid #4f697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 22% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f697c, #4f527c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.95 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.53 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.66 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.93 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.11 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.11 #b09683 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#4f697c  rgb(79, 105, 124)  hsl(205, 22%, 40%)  Queen Blue
#7c624f  rgb(124, 98, 79)  hsl(25, 22%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#7c4f69  rgb(124, 79, 105)  hsl(325, 22%, 40%)  Twilight Lavender
#697c4f  rgb(105, 124, 79)  hsl(85, 22%, 40%)  Fern Green