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#5166AB

#5166ab ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5166ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.63% cyan, 40.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 226°, with 35.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #5166ab
  2. #ab9651

Split complementary

  1. #5166ab
  2. #ab6951
  3. #93ab51

Analogous

  1. #5193ab
  2. #5166ab
  3. #6951ab

Triadic

  1. #5166ab
  2. #ab5166
  3. #66ab51

Tetradic

  1. #5166ab
  2. #9651ab
  3. #ab9651
  4. #66ab51

Square

  1. #5166ab
  2. #ab5193
  3. #ab9651
  4. #51ab69

Monochromatic

  1. #202843
  2. #384777
  3. #5166ab
  4. #8493c5
  5. #b8c0dd

Shades

#5166ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5166ab
  2. #495c9a
  3. #415289
  4. #394778
  5. #313d67
  6. #293356
  7. #202944
  8. #181f33
  9. #101422
  10. #080a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#5166ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5166ab
  2. #6275b3
  3. #7485bc
  4. #8594c4
  5. #97a3cd
  6. #a8b3d5
  7. #b9c2dd
  8. #cbd1e6
  9. #dce0ee
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5166ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5166ab
  2. #5669a7
  3. #5a6ba2
  4. #5f6e9e
  5. #64709a
  6. #697396
  7. #6d7691
  8. #72788d
  9. #777b89
  10. #7b7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a6dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4066a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #277580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d6bad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4866aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c6f93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5166ab {
  color: #5166ab;
}
Background
.bg-5166ab {
  background-color: #5166ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5166ab {
  border: 2px solid #5166ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5166ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 102 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 36% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5166ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5166ab, #6951ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5166ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 102 171 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.88 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.43 #ae9954 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#5166ab  rgb(81, 102, 171)  hsl(226, 36%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#ab9651  rgb(171, 150, 81)  hsl(46, 36%, 49%)  Brass
#ab5166  rgb(171, 81, 102)  hsl(346, 36%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#66ab51  rgb(102, 171, 81)  hsl(106, 36%, 49%)  Mantis