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#516698

#516698 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516698 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 40% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.71% cyan, 32.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.25°, with 30.47% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1352

Complementary

  1. #516698
  2. #988351

Split complementary

  1. #516698
  2. #986051
  3. #8a9851

Analogous

  1. #518a98
  2. #516698
  3. #605198

Triadic

  1. #516698
  2. #985166
  3. #669851

Tetradic

  1. #516698
  2. #835198
  3. #988351
  4. #669851

Square

  1. #516698
  2. #98518a
  3. #988351
  4. #519860

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2334
  2. #364566
  3. #516698
  4. #7c8eb9
  5. #aeb9d4

Shades

#516698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516698
  2. #495c89
  3. #41527a
  4. #39476a
  5. #313d5b
  6. #29334c
  7. #20293d
  8. #181f2e
  9. #10141e
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#516698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516698
  2. #6275a2
  3. #7485ad
  4. #8594b7
  5. #97a3c1
  6. #a8b3cc
  7. #b9c2d6
  8. #cbd1e0
  9. #dce0ea
  10. #eef0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516698
  2. #566996
  3. #5a6b93
  4. #5f6e91
  5. #64708e
  6. #69738c
  7. #6d768a
  8. #727887
  9. #777b85
  10. #7b7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f677d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546a9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6497 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #367078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e6597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516698 {
  color: #516698;
}
Background
.bg-516698 {
  background-color: #516698;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516698 {
  border: 2px solid #516698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 102 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 30% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516698, #605198);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 102 152 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.61 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.56 #ae9967 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516698  rgb(81, 102, 152)  hsl(222, 30%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#988351  rgb(152, 131, 81)  hsl(42, 30%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#985166  rgb(152, 81, 102)  hsl(342, 30%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#669851  rgb(102, 152, 81)  hsl(102, 30%, 46%)  Asparagus