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#51669A

#51669a ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51669a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.4% cyan, 33.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 222.74°, with 31.06% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #51669a
  2. #9a8551

Split complementary

  1. #51669a
  2. #9a6151
  3. #8b9a51

Analogous

  1. #518b9a
  2. #51669a
  3. #61519a

Triadic

  1. #51669a
  2. #9a5166
  3. #669a51

Tetradic

  1. #51669a
  2. #85519a
  3. #9a8551
  4. #669a51

Square

  1. #51669a
  2. #9a518b
  3. #9a8551
  4. #519a61

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2436
  2. #374568
  3. #51669a
  4. #7d8fbb
  5. #afbad5

Shades

#51669a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51669a
  2. #495c8b
  3. #41527b
  4. #39476c
  5. #313d5c
  6. #29334d
  7. #20293e
  8. #181f2e
  9. #10141f
  10. #080a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#51669a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51669a
  2. #6275a4
  3. #7485ae
  4. #8594b8
  5. #97a3c2
  6. #a8b3cd
  7. #b9c2d7
  8. #cbd1e1
  9. #dce0eb
  10. #eef0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51669a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51669a
  2. #566997
  3. #5a6b95
  4. #5f6e92
  5. #647090
  6. #69738d
  7. #6d768a
  8. #727888
  9. #777b85
  10. #7b7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f677f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536b9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6499 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #357179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52699b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e6599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51669a {
  color: #51669a;
}
Background
.bg-51669a {
  background-color: #51669a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51669a {
  border: 2px solid #51669a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51669a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 102 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 31% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51669a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51669a, #61519a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51669a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 102 154 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.37 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.38 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.56 #ae9965 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#51669a  rgb(81, 102, 154)  hsl(223, 31%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9a8551  rgb(154, 133, 81)  hsl(43, 31%, 46%)  Camel
#9a5166  rgb(154, 81, 102)  hsl(343, 31%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#669a51  rgb(102, 154, 81)  hsl(103, 31%, 46%)  Asparagus