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#536EA6

#536ea6 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#536ea6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 43.14% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 220.48°, with 33.33% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #536ea6
  2. #a68b53

Split complementary

  1. #536ea6
  2. #a66153
  3. #97a653

Analogous

  1. #5397a6
  2. #536ea6
  3. #6153a6

Triadic

  1. #536ea6
  2. #a6536e
  3. #6ea653

Tetradic

  1. #536ea6
  2. #8b53a6
  3. #a68b53
  4. #6ea653

Square

  1. #536ea6
  2. #a65397
  3. #a68b53
  4. #53a661

Monochromatic

  1. #202a40
  2. #394c73
  3. #536ea6
  4. #8498c1
  5. #b7c3db

Shades

#536ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #536ea6
  2. #4b6395
  3. #425885
  4. #3a4d74
  5. #324264
  6. #2a3753
  7. #212c42
  8. #192132
  9. #111621
  10. #080b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#536ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #536ea6
  2. #647daf
  3. #758bb8
  4. #879ac1
  5. #98a8ca
  6. #a9b7d3
  7. #bac5db
  8. #cbd4e4
  9. #dde2ed
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#536ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #536ea6
  2. #5870a2
  3. #5c729e
  4. #61739b
  5. #657597
  6. #6a7793
  7. #6e798f
  8. #737b8b
  9. #777c88
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5973a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6ba5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f7a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5671a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516ca5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #407592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-536ea6 {
  color: #536ea6;
}
Background
.bg-536ea6 {
  background-color: #536ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-536ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #536ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #536ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 110 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 33% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-536ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #536ea6, #6153a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-536ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 110 166 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.60 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.44 #ac9159 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#536ea6  rgb(83, 110, 166)  hsl(220, 33%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#a68b53  rgb(166, 139, 83)  hsl(40, 33%, 49%)  Camel
#a6536e  rgb(166, 83, 110)  hsl(340, 33%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ea653  rgb(110, 166, 83)  hsl(100, 33%, 49%)  Asparagus