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#406796

#406796 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#406796 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 40.39% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.33% cyan, 31.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 212.79°, with 40.19% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #406796
  2. #966f40

Split complementary

  1. #406796
  2. #964440
  3. #929640

Analogous

  1. #409296
  2. #406796
  3. #444096

Triadic

  1. #406796
  2. #964067
  3. #679640

Tetradic

  1. #406796
  2. #6f4096
  3. #966f40
  4. #679640

Square

  1. #406796
  2. #964092
  3. #966f40
  4. #409644

Monochromatic

  1. #121d2b
  2. #294260
  3. #406796
  4. #658dbd
  5. #9bb5d4

Shades

#406796 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406796
  2. #3a5d87
  3. #335278
  4. #2d4869
  5. #263e5a
  6. #20344b
  7. #1a293c
  8. #131f2d
  9. #0d151e
  10. #060a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#406796 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406796
  2. #5376a1
  3. #6685ab
  4. #7995b6
  5. #8ca4c0
  6. #a0b3cb
  7. #b3c2d5
  8. #c6d1e0
  9. #d9e1ea
  10. #ecf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406796 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406796
  2. #466a94
  3. #4d6c92
  4. #536f8f
  5. #5a718d
  6. #60748b
  7. #667689
  8. #6d7987
  9. #737b84
  10. #7a7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58667c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546a98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d6997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #456495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #276e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406796 {
  color: #406796;
}
Background
.bg-406796 {
  background-color: #406796;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-406796 {
  border: 2px solid #406796;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406796;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 103 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 40% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406796 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406796, #444096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406796 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 103 150 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 1.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.32 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.04 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.79 #bf9869 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#406796  rgb(64, 103, 150)  hsl(213, 40%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#966f40  rgb(150, 111, 64)  hsl(33, 40%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#964067  rgb(150, 64, 103)  hsl(333, 40%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#679640  rgb(103, 150, 64)  hsl(93, 40%, 42%)  Olive Drab