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#535FA4

#535fa4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#535fa4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 37.25% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.39% cyan, 42.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 231.11°, with 32.79% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.77.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #535fa4
  2. #a49853

Split complementary

  1. #535fa4
  2. #a46f53
  3. #87a453

Analogous

  1. #5387a4
  2. #535fa4
  3. #6f53a4

Triadic

  1. #535fa4
  2. #a4535f
  3. #5fa453

Tetradic

  1. #535fa4
  2. #9853a4
  3. #a49853
  4. #5fa453

Square

  1. #535fa4
  2. #a45387
  3. #a49853
  4. #53a46f

Monochromatic

  1. #20243e
  2. #394271
  3. #535fa4
  4. #838cc0
  5. #b6bbda

Shades

#535fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535fa4
  2. #4b5694
  3. #424c83
  4. #3a4373
  5. #323962
  6. #2a3052
  7. #212642
  8. #191d31
  9. #111321
  10. #080a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#535fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535fa4
  2. #646fad
  3. #757fb6
  4. #878fbf
  5. #989fc8
  6. #a9afd2
  7. #babfdb
  8. #cbcfe4
  9. #dddfed
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535fa4
  2. #5862a0
  3. #5c669d
  4. #616999
  5. #656c96
  6. #6a7092
  7. #6e738e
  8. #73768b
  9. #777987
  10. #7c7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4467a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c61a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #336e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a64a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4660a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42688c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535fa4 {
  color: #535fa4;
}
Background
.bg-535fa4 {
  background-color: #535fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #535fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 95 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 33% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535fa4, #6f53a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 95 164 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.77 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.40 #aca05b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#535fa4  rgb(83, 95, 164)  hsl(231, 33%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#a49853  rgb(164, 152, 83)  hsl(51, 33%, 48%)  Brass
#a4535f  rgb(164, 83, 95)  hsl(351, 33%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#5fa453  rgb(95, 164, 83)  hsl(111, 33%, 48%)  Asparagus