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#536994

#536994 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#536994 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 41.18% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.92% cyan, 29.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 219.69°, with 28.14% saturation and 45.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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xyY
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #536994
  2. #947e53

Split complementary

  1. #536994
  2. #945d53
  3. #899453

Analogous

  1. #538994
  2. #536994
  3. #5d5394

Triadic

  1. #536994
  2. #945369
  3. #699453

Tetradic

  1. #536994
  2. #7e5394
  3. #947e53
  4. #699453

Square

  1. #536994
  2. #945389
  3. #947e53
  4. #53945d

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2332
  2. #384663
  3. #536994
  4. #7d91b6
  5. #aebad2

Shades

#536994 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #536994
  2. #4b5f85
  3. #425476
  4. #3a4a68
  5. #323f59
  6. #2a354a
  7. #212a3b
  8. #19202c
  9. #11151e
  10. #080b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#536994 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #536994
  2. #64789f
  3. #7587a9
  4. #8796b4
  5. #98a5bf
  6. #a9b4ca
  7. #bac3d4
  8. #cbd2df
  9. #dde1ea
  10. #eef0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#536994 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #536994
  2. #586b92
  3. #5c6e90
  4. #61708e
  5. #65728c
  6. #6a758a
  7. #6e7788
  8. #737986
  9. #777b84
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61697c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6c96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536693 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c7278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #576b95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #536793 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466f84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-536994 {
  color: #536994;
}
Background
.bg-536994 {
  background-color: #536994;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-536994 {
  border: 2px solid #536994;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #536994;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 105 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 28% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-536994 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #536994, #5d5394);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-536994 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 105 148 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.47 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.08 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.36 #ac966b Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#536994  rgb(83, 105, 148)  hsl(220, 28%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#947e53  rgb(148, 126, 83)  hsl(40, 28%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#945369  rgb(148, 83, 105)  hsl(340, 28%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#699453  rgb(105, 148, 83)  hsl(100, 28%, 45%)  Moss Green