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#406B99

#406b99 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#406b99 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 41.96% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.17% cyan, 30.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 211.01°, with 41.01% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 0.74.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #406b99
  2. #996e40

Split complementary

  1. #406b99
  2. #994240
  3. #989940

Analogous

  1. #409899
  2. #406b99
  3. #424099

Triadic

  1. #406b99
  2. #99406b
  3. #6b9940

Tetradic

  1. #406b99
  2. #6e4099
  3. #996e40
  4. #6b9940

Square

  1. #406b99
  2. #994098
  3. #996e40
  4. #409942

Monochromatic

  1. #13202d
  2. #294563
  3. #406b99
  4. #6691bf
  5. #9cb8d6

Shades

#406b99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406b99
  2. #3a608a
  3. #33567a
  4. #2d4b6b
  5. #26405c
  6. #20364d
  7. #1a2b3d
  8. #13202e
  9. #0d151f
  10. #060b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#406b99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406b99
  2. #537aa3
  3. #6689ad
  4. #7997b8
  5. #8ca6c2
  6. #a0b5cc
  7. #b3c4d6
  8. #c6d3e0
  9. #d9e1eb
  10. #ecf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406b99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406b99
  2. #466d97
  3. #4d6f94
  4. #537192
  5. #5a738f
  6. #60768d
  7. #66788a
  8. #6d7a88
  9. #737c85
  10. #7a7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b697f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586d9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6498 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00767b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6c9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #257288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406b99 {
  color: #406b99;
}
Background
.bg-406b99 {
  background-color: #406b99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-406b99 {
  border: 2px solid #406b99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406b99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 107 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 41% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406b99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406b99, #424099);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406b99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 107 153 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 0.74 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.09 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.35 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.52 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.94 #bf9466 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#406b99  rgb(64, 107, 153)  hsl(211, 41%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#996e40  rgb(153, 110, 64)  hsl(31, 41%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#99406b  rgb(153, 64, 107)  hsl(331, 41%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#6b9940  rgb(107, 153, 64)  hsl(91, 41%, 43%)  Olive Drab