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#3E6594

#3e6594 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e6594 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 39.61% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.11% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 212.79°, with 40.95% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1247

Complementary

  1. #3e6594
  2. #946d3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e6594
  2. #94423e
  3. #90943e

Analogous

  1. #3e9094
  2. #3e6594
  3. #423e94

Triadic

  1. #3e6594
  2. #943e65
  3. #65943e

Tetradic

  1. #3e6594
  2. #6d3e94
  3. #946d3e
  4. #65943e

Square

  1. #3e6594
  2. #943e90
  3. #946d3e
  4. #3e9442

Monochromatic

  1. #111b28
  2. #27405e
  3. #3e6594
  4. #628bbd
  5. #97b3d4

Shades

#3e6594 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e6594
  2. #385b85
  3. #325176
  4. #2b4768
  5. #253d59
  6. #1f334a
  7. #19283b
  8. #131e2c
  9. #0c141e
  10. #060a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e6594 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e6594
  2. #51749f
  3. #6584a9
  4. #7893b4
  5. #8ba3bf
  6. #9fb2ca
  7. #b2c1d4
  8. #c5d1df
  9. #d8e0ea
  10. #ecf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e6594 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e6594
  2. #456892
  3. #4b6a90
  4. #526d8e
  5. #58708c
  6. #5f738a
  7. #667588
  8. #6c7886
  9. #737b84
  10. #797d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56647a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #526896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #475f93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6795 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #436293 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246c83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e6594 {
  color: #3e6594;
}
Background
.bg-3e6594 {
  background-color: #3e6594;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e6594 {
  border: 2px solid #3e6594;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e6594;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 101 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 41% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e6594 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e6594, #423e94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e6594 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 101 148 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.48 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.73 #c19a6b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#3e6594  rgb(62, 101, 148)  hsl(213, 41%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#946d3e  rgb(148, 109, 62)  hsl(33, 41%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#943e65  rgb(148, 62, 101)  hsl(333, 41%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#65943e  rgb(101, 148, 62)  hsl(93, 41%, 41%)  Olive Drab