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#516193

#516193 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516193 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 38.04% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.9% cyan, 34.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 225.45°, with 28.95% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #516193
  2. #938351

Split complementary

  1. #516193
  2. #936251
  3. #829351

Analogous

  1. #518293
  2. #516193
  3. #625193

Triadic

  1. #516193
  2. #935161
  3. #619351

Tetradic

  1. #516193
  2. #835193
  3. #938351
  4. #619351

Square

  1. #516193
  2. #935182
  3. #938351
  4. #519362

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2030
  2. #364062
  3. #516193
  4. #7b89b6
  5. #acb5d1

Shades

#516193 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516193
  2. #495784
  3. #414e76
  4. #394467
  5. #313a58
  6. #29314a
  7. #20273b
  8. #181d2c
  9. #10131d
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#516193 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516193
  2. #62719e
  3. #7481a9
  4. #8590b3
  5. #97a0be
  6. #a8b0c9
  7. #b9c0d4
  8. #cbd0df
  9. #dcdfe9
  10. #eeeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516193 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516193
  2. #566491
  3. #5a678f
  4. #5f6a8d
  5. #646d8b
  6. #69718a
  7. #6d7488
  8. #727786
  9. #777a84
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f6695 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496092 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a6b73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #506494 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c6092 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #446781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516193 {
  color: #516193;
}
Background
.bg-516193 {
  background-color: #516193;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516193 {
  border: 2px solid #516193;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516193;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 97 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 29% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516193 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516193, #625193);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516193 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 97 147 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.62 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 11.16 #ae9e6c Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516193  rgb(81, 97, 147)  hsl(225, 29%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#938351  rgb(147, 131, 81)  hsl(45, 29%, 45%)  Olive
#935161  rgb(147, 81, 97)  hsl(345, 29%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#619351  rgb(97, 147, 81)  hsl(105, 29%, 45%)  Sea Green