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#3E759C

#3e759c ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e759c is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 45.88% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 204.89°, with 43.12% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #3e759c
  2. #9c653e

Split complementary

  1. #3e759c
  2. #9c3e46
  3. #9c943e

Analogous

  1. #3e9c94
  2. #3e759c
  3. #3e469c

Triadic

  1. #3e759c
  2. #9c3e75
  3. #759c3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e759c
  2. #653e9c
  3. #9c653e
  4. #759c3e

Square

  1. #3e759c
  2. #943e9c
  3. #9c653e
  4. #469c3e

Monochromatic

  1. #12232f
  2. #284c65
  3. #3e759c
  4. #659bc2
  5. #9cbfd7

Shades

#3e759c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e759c
  2. #38698c
  3. #325e7d
  4. #2b526d
  5. #25465e
  6. #1f3b4e
  7. #192f3e
  8. #13232f
  9. #0c171f
  10. #060c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e759c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e759c
  2. #5183a6
  3. #6591b0
  4. #789eba
  5. #8bacc4
  6. #9fbace
  7. #b2c8d7
  8. #c5d6e1
  9. #d8e3eb
  10. #ecf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e759c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e759c
  2. #457699
  3. #4b7796
  4. #527894
  5. #587991
  6. #5f7b8e
  7. #667c8b
  8. #6c7d88
  9. #737e86
  10. #797f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64759e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57759d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e6f9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c7b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e759c {
  color: #3e759c;
}
Background
.bg-3e759c {
  background-color: #3e759c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e759c {
  border: 2px solid #3e759c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e759c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 117 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 43% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e759c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e759c, #3e469c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e759c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 117 156 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.79 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.86 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.66 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.20 #c18a63 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#3e759c  rgb(62, 117, 156)  hsl(205, 43%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#9c653e  rgb(156, 101, 62)  hsl(25, 43%, 43%)  Sienna
#9c3e75  rgb(156, 62, 117)  hsl(325, 43%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#759c3e  rgb(117, 156, 62)  hsl(85, 43%, 43%)  Olive Drab