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#55669C

#55669c ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#55669c is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 40% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.51% cyan, 34.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 225.63°, with 29.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #55669c
  2. #9c8b55

Split complementary

  1. #55669c
  2. #9c6755
  3. #899c55

Analogous

  1. #55899c
  2. #55669c
  3. #67559c

Triadic

  1. #55669c
  2. #9c5566
  3. #669c55

Tetradic

  1. #55669c
  2. #8b559c
  3. #9c8b55
  4. #669c55

Square

  1. #55669c
  2. #9c5589
  3. #9c8b55
  4. #559c67

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2539
  2. #3a466a
  3. #55669c
  4. #8290bb
  5. #b4bcd6

Shades

#55669c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55669c
  2. #4d5c8c
  3. #44527d
  4. #3c476d
  5. #333d5e
  6. #2b334e
  7. #22293e
  8. #1a1f2f
  9. #11141f
  10. #090a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#55669c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55669c
  2. #6675a6
  3. #7785b0
  4. #8894ba
  5. #99a3c4
  6. #aab3ce
  7. #bbc2d7
  8. #ccd1e1
  9. #dde0eb
  10. #eef0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55669c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55669c
  2. #596999
  3. #5e6b96
  4. #626e94
  5. #667091
  6. #6b738e
  7. #6f768b
  8. #737888
  9. #777b86
  10. #7c7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536b9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c659b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b717a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54699d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50659b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #476d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55669c {
  color: #55669c;
}
Background
.bg-55669c {
  background-color: #55669c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55669c {
  border: 2px solid #55669c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55669c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 102 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 29% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55669c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55669c, #67559c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55669c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 102 156 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.74 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.88 #aa9963 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#55669c  rgb(85, 102, 156)  hsl(226, 29%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#9c8b55  rgb(156, 139, 85)  hsl(46, 29%, 47%)  Camel
#9c5566  rgb(156, 85, 102)  hsl(346, 29%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#669c55  rgb(102, 156, 85)  hsl(106, 29%, 47%)  Asparagus