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#3D6497

#3d6497 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3d6497 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 39.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.6% cyan, 33.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 214°, with 42.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #3d6497
  2. #97703d

Split complementary

  1. #3d6497
  2. #97433d
  3. #91973d

Analogous

  1. #3d9197
  2. #3d6497
  3. #433d97

Triadic

  1. #3d6497
  2. #973d64
  3. #64973d

Tetradic

  1. #3d6497
  2. #703d97
  3. #97703d
  4. #64973d

Square

  1. #3d6497
  2. #973d91
  3. #97703d
  4. #3d9743

Monochromatic

  1. #111c2a
  2. #274061
  3. #3d6497
  4. #618abf
  5. #98b2d5

Shades

#3d6497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d6497
  2. #375a88
  3. #315079
  4. #2b466a
  5. #253c5b
  6. #1f324c
  7. #18283c
  8. #121e2d
  9. #0c141e
  10. #060a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d6497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d6497
  2. #5074a1
  3. #6483ac
  4. #7793b6
  5. #8ba2c1
  6. #9eb2cb
  7. #b1c1d5
  8. #c5d1e0
  9. #d8e0ea
  10. #ecf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d6497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d6497
  2. #446795
  3. #4a6a92
  4. #516c90
  5. #586f8e
  6. #5f728c
  7. #657589
  8. #6c7887
  9. #737a85
  10. #797d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56637b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f6799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435f96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #486698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #416196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #206b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d6497 {
  color: #3d6497;
}
Background
.bg-3d6497 {
  background-color: #3d6497;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d6497 {
  border: 2px solid #3d6497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d6497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 100 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 42% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d6497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d6497, #433d97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d6497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 100 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.86 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.10 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.73 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.90 #c29b68 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#3d6497  rgb(61, 100, 151)  hsl(214, 42%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#97703d  rgb(151, 112, 61)  hsl(34, 42%, 42%)  Golden Brown
#973d64  rgb(151, 61, 100)  hsl(334, 42%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#64973d  rgb(100, 151, 61)  hsl(94, 42%, 42%)  Olive Drab