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#396E99

#396e99 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#396e99 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 43.14% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.75% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 206.88°, with 45.71% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #396e99
  2. #996439

Split complementary

  1. #396e99
  2. #99393e
  3. #999439

Analogous

  1. #399994
  2. #396e99
  3. #393e99

Triadic

  1. #396e99
  2. #99396e
  3. #6e9939

Tetradic

  1. #396e99
  2. #643999
  3. #996439
  4. #6e9939

Square

  1. #396e99
  2. #943999
  3. #996439
  4. #3e9939

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e2a
  2. #244661
  3. #396e99
  4. #5c95c2
  5. #94b9d7

Shades

#396e99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396e99
  2. #33638a
  3. #2e587a
  4. #284d6b
  5. #22425c
  6. #1d374d
  7. #172c3d
  8. #11212e
  9. #0b161f
  10. #060b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#396e99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396e99
  2. #4d7da3
  3. #618bad
  4. #749ab8
  5. #88a8c2
  6. #9cb7cc
  7. #b0c5d6
  8. #c4d4e0
  9. #d7e2eb
  10. #ebf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396e99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396e99
  2. #407097
  3. #477294
  4. #4e7392
  5. #55758f
  6. #5d778d
  7. #64798a
  8. #6b7b88
  9. #727c85
  10. #797e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6f9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00787d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #506f9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #476999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #127489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396e99 {
  color: #396e99;
}
Background
.bg-396e99 {
  background-color: #396e99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-396e99 {
  border: 2px solid #396e99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396e99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 110 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 46% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396e99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396e99, #393e99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396e99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 110 153 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.02 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.42 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.99 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.05 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.49 #c69166 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#396e99  rgb(57, 110, 153)  hsl(207, 46%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#996439  rgb(153, 100, 57)  hsl(27, 46%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#99396e  rgb(153, 57, 110)  hsl(327, 46%, 41%)  Boysenberry
#6e9939  rgb(110, 153, 57)  hsl(87, 46%, 41%)  Olive Drab