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#566EA4

#566ea4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#566ea4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 43.14% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.56% cyan, 32.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 31.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #566ea4
  2. #a48c56

Split complementary

  1. #566ea4
  2. #a46556
  3. #95a456

Analogous

  1. #5695a4
  2. #566ea4
  3. #6556a4

Triadic

  1. #566ea4
  2. #a4566e
  3. #6ea456

Tetradic

  1. #566ea4
  2. #8c56a4
  3. #a48c56
  4. #6ea456

Square

  1. #566ea4
  2. #a45695
  3. #a48c56
  4. #56a465

Monochromatic

  1. #212b40
  2. #3c4c72
  3. #566ea4
  4. #8798c0
  5. #b9c3da

Shades

#566ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #566ea4
  2. #4d6394
  3. #455883
  4. #3c4d73
  5. #344262
  6. #2b3752
  7. #222c42
  8. #1a2131
  9. #111621
  10. #090b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#566ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #566ea4
  2. #677dad
  3. #788bb6
  4. #899abf
  5. #9aa8c8
  6. #abb7d2
  7. #bbc5db
  8. #ccd4e4
  9. #dde2ed
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#566ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #566ea4
  2. #5a70a0
  3. #5e729d
  4. #637399
  5. #677596
  6. #6b7792
  7. #6f798e
  8. #737b8b
  9. #787c87
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a73a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526ca3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #377981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5871a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #536da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #457591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-566ea4 {
  color: #566ea4;
}
Background
.bg-566ea4 {
  background-color: #566ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-566ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #566ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #566ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 110 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 31% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-566ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #566ea4, #6556a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-566ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 110 164 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.23 #a9915b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#566ea4  rgb(86, 110, 164)  hsl(222, 31%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#a48c56  rgb(164, 140, 86)  hsl(42, 31%, 49%)  Camel
#a4566e  rgb(164, 86, 110)  hsl(342, 31%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ea456  rgb(110, 164, 86)  hsl(102, 31%, 49%)  Asparagus