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#396DAA

#396daa ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#396daa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 42.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.47% cyan, 35.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 212.39°, with 49.78% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #396daa
  2. #aa7639

Split complementary

  1. #396daa
  2. #aa3e39
  3. #a5aa39

Analogous

  1. #39a5aa
  2. #396daa
  3. #3e39aa

Triadic

  1. #396daa
  2. #aa396d
  3. #6daa39

Tetradic

  1. #396daa
  2. #7639aa
  3. #aa7639
  4. #6daa39

Square

  1. #396daa
  2. #aa39a5
  3. #aa7639
  4. #39aa3e

Monochromatic

  1. #132437
  2. #264871
  3. #396daa
  4. #6494cb
  5. #9ebbde

Shades

#396daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396daa
  2. #336299
  3. #2e5788
  4. #284c77
  5. #224166
  6. #1d3755
  7. #172c44
  8. #112133
  9. #0b1622
  10. #060b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#396daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396daa
  2. #4d7cb3
  3. #618abb
  4. #7499c4
  5. #88a7cc
  6. #9cb6d5
  7. #b0c5dd
  8. #c4d3e6
  9. #d7e2ee
  10. #ebf0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396daa
  2. #406fa6
  3. #4771a2
  4. #4e739d
  5. #557599
  6. #5d7795
  7. #647891
  8. #6b7a8d
  9. #727c88
  10. #797e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5271ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4266a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f69a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396daa {
  color: #396daa;
}
Background
.bg-396daa {
  background-color: #396daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-396daa {
  border: 2px solid #396daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 109 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 50% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396daa, #3e39aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 109 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.57 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.64 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.34 #c69255 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#396daa  rgb(57, 109, 170)  hsl(212, 50%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#aa7639  rgb(170, 118, 57)  hsl(32, 50%, 45%)  Copper
#aa396d  rgb(170, 57, 109)  hsl(332, 50%, 45%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6daa39  rgb(109, 170, 57)  hsl(92, 50%, 45%)  Kelly Green