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#306AAA

#306aaa ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#306aaa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 41.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.76% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 211.48°, with 55.96% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #306aaa
  2. #aa7030

Split complementary

  1. #306aaa
  2. #aa3330
  3. #a7aa30

Analogous

  1. #30a7aa
  2. #306aaa
  3. #3330aa

Triadic

  1. #306aaa
  2. #aa306a
  3. #6aaa30

Tetradic

  1. #306aaa
  2. #7030aa
  3. #aa7030
  4. #6aaa30

Square

  1. #306aaa
  2. #aa30a7
  3. #aa7030
  4. #30aa33

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2033
  2. #1f456e
  3. #306aaa
  4. #5790d0
  5. #93b8e0

Shades

#306aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306aaa
  2. #2b5f99
  3. #265588
  4. #224a77
  5. #1d4066
  6. #183555
  7. #132a44
  8. #0e2033
  9. #0a1522
  10. #050b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#306aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306aaa
  2. #4579b3
  3. #5988bb
  4. #6e97c4
  5. #83a6cc
  6. #98b5d5
  7. #acc3dd
  8. #c1d2e6
  9. #d6e1ee
  10. #eaf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306aaa
  2. #386ca6
  3. #406ea2
  4. #48719d
  5. #507399
  6. #587595
  7. #607791
  8. #68798d
  9. #707c88
  10. #787e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b63a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #436dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3766a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306aaa {
  color: #306aaa;
}
Background
.bg-306aaa {
  background-color: #306aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-306aaa {
  border: 2px solid #306aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 56% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306aaa, #3330aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.49 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.99 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.95 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.31 #cf9555 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#306aaa  rgb(48, 106, 170)  hsl(211, 56%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#aa7030  rgb(170, 112, 48)  hsl(31, 56%, 43%)  Copper
#aa306a  rgb(170, 48, 106)  hsl(331, 56%, 43%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aaa30  rgb(106, 170, 48)  hsl(91, 56%, 43%)  Kelly Green