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#515EA2

#515ea2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#515ea2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 36.86% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 41.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 230.37°, with 33.33% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.71.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1236

Complementary

  1. #515ea2
  2. #a29551

Split complementary

  1. #515ea2
  2. #a26d51
  3. #87a251

Analogous

  1. #5187a2
  2. #515ea2
  3. #6d51a2

Triadic

  1. #515ea2
  2. #a2515e
  3. #5ea251

Tetradic

  1. #515ea2
  2. #9551a2
  3. #a29551
  4. #5ea251

Square

  1. #515ea2
  2. #a25187
  3. #a29551
  4. #51a26d

Monochromatic

  1. #1e233c
  2. #38406f
  3. #515ea2
  4. #808ac0
  5. #b3b9d9

Shades

#515ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515ea2
  2. #495592
  3. #414b82
  4. #394271
  5. #313861
  6. #292f51
  7. #202641
  8. #181c31
  9. #101320
  10. #080910
  11. #000000

Tints

#515ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515ea2
  2. #626eab
  3. #747eb5
  4. #858ebe
  5. #979ec7
  6. #a8afd1
  7. #b9bfda
  8. #cbcfe3
  9. #dcdfec
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515ea2
  2. #56619f
  3. #5a659b
  4. #5f6898
  5. #646c94
  6. #696f91
  7. #6d728e
  8. #72768a
  9. #777987
  10. #7b7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4366a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5fa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #306c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4963a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40678b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515ea2 {
  color: #515ea2;
}
Background
.bg-515ea2 {
  background-color: #515ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #515ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 94 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 33% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515ea2, #6d51a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 94 162 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.38 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.65 #aea15d Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#515ea2  rgb(81, 94, 162)  hsl(230, 33%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#a29551  rgb(162, 149, 81)  hsl(50, 33%, 48%)  Brass
#a2515e  rgb(162, 81, 94)  hsl(350, 33%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#5ea251  rgb(94, 162, 81)  hsl(110, 33%, 48%)  Asparagus