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#53718E

#53718e ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#53718e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 44.31% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.55% cyan, 20.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 209.49°, with 26.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.156

Complementary

  1. #53718e
  2. #8e7053

Split complementary

  1. #53718e
  2. #8e5354
  3. #8e8e53

Analogous

  1. #538e8e
  2. #53718e
  3. #53548e

Triadic

  1. #53718e
  2. #8e5371
  3. #718e53

Tetradic

  1. #53718e
  2. #70538e
  3. #8e7053
  4. #718e53

Square

  1. #53718e
  2. #8e538e
  3. #8e7053
  4. #548e53

Monochromatic

  1. #1b242d
  2. #374b5e
  3. #53718e
  4. #7b97b2
  5. #acbdce

Shades

#53718e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53718e
  2. #4b6680
  3. #425a72
  4. #3a4f63
  5. #324455
  6. #2a3947
  7. #212d39
  8. #19222b
  9. #11171c
  10. #080b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#53718e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53718e
  2. #647f99
  3. #758da5
  4. #879cb0
  5. #98aabb
  6. #a9b8c7
  7. #bac6d2
  8. #cbd4dd
  9. #dde3e8
  10. #eef1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53718e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53718e
  2. #58738d
  3. #5c748b
  4. #61768a
  5. #657788
  6. #6a7987
  7. #6e7a86
  8. #737c84
  9. #777d83
  10. #7c7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646f7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66718f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6b8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e787b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f718f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6e8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #477583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53718e {
  color: #53718e;
}
Background
.bg-53718e {
  background-color: #53718e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-53718e {
  border: 2px solid #53718e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53718e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 113 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 26% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53718e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53718e, #53548e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53718e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 113 142 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.03 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.19 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.33 #ac8e71 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#53718e  rgb(83, 113, 142)  hsl(209, 26%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#8e7053  rgb(142, 112, 83)  hsl(29, 26%, 44%)  Raw Umber
#8e5371  rgb(142, 83, 113)  hsl(329, 26%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#718e53  rgb(113, 142, 83)  hsl(89, 26%, 44%)  Moss Green