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#535A7C

#535a7c ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#535a7c is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 35.29% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.06% cyan, 27.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.76°, with 19.81% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.85.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1061

Complementary

  1. #535a7c
  2. #7c7553

Split complementary

  1. #535a7c
  2. #7c6153
  3. #6f7c53

Analogous

  1. #536f7c
  2. #535a7c
  3. #61537c

Triadic

  1. #535a7c
  2. #7c535a
  3. #5a7c53

Tetradic

  1. #535a7c
  2. #75537c
  3. #7c7553
  4. #5a7c53

Square

  1. #535a7c
  2. #7c536f
  3. #7c7553
  4. #537c61

Monochromatic

  1. #161720
  2. #34394e
  3. #535a7c
  4. #777fa4
  5. #a5aac3

Shades

#535a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535a7c
  2. #4b5170
  3. #424863
  4. #3a3f57
  5. #32364a
  6. #2a2d3e
  7. #212432
  8. #191b25
  9. #111219
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#535a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535a7c
  2. #646b89
  3. #757b96
  4. #878ca3
  5. #989cb0
  6. #a9adbe
  7. #babdcb
  8. #cbced8
  9. #dddee5
  10. #eeeff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535a7c
  2. #585e7c
  3. #5c627d
  4. #61657d
  5. #65697e
  6. #6a6d7e
  7. #6e717e
  8. #73757f
  9. #77787f
  10. #7c7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585b6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #505d7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5a7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #486066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515c7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5a7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535a7c {
  color: #535a7c;
}
Background
.bg-535a7c {
  background-color: #535a7c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535a7c {
  border: 2px solid #535a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 90 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 20% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535a7c, #61537c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 90 124 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.14 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.30 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.13 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 13.68 #aca583 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#535a7c  rgb(83, 90, 124)  hsl(230, 20%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#7c7553  rgb(124, 117, 83)  hsl(50, 20%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#7c535a  rgb(124, 83, 90)  hsl(350, 20%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#5a7c53  rgb(90, 124, 83)  hsl(110, 20%, 41%)  Fern Green