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#566EA5

#566ea5 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#566ea5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.88% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 221.77°, with 31.47% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #566ea5
  2. #a58d56

Split complementary

  1. #566ea5
  2. #a56656
  3. #96a556

Analogous

  1. #5696a5
  2. #566ea5
  3. #6656a5

Triadic

  1. #566ea5
  2. #a5566e
  3. #6ea556

Tetradic

  1. #566ea5
  2. #8d56a5
  3. #a58d56
  4. #6ea556

Square

  1. #566ea5
  2. #a55696
  3. #a58d56
  4. #56a566

Monochromatic

  1. #222b40
  2. #3c4c73
  3. #566ea5
  4. #8798c0
  5. #b9c3db

Shades

#566ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #566ea5
  2. #4d6395
  3. #455884
  4. #3c4d74
  5. #344263
  6. #2b3753
  7. #222c42
  8. #1a2132
  9. #111621
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#566ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #566ea5
  2. #677dae
  3. #788bb7
  4. #899ac0
  5. #9aa8c9
  6. #abb7d2
  7. #bbc5db
  8. #ccd4e4
  9. #dde2ed
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#566ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #566ea5
  2. #5a70a1
  3. #5e729e
  4. #63739a
  5. #677596
  6. #6b7793
  7. #6f798f
  8. #737b8b
  9. #787c87
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666f88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a73a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516ca4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #377a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5871a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #536da4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #457591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-566ea5 {
  color: #566ea5;
}
Background
.bg-566ea5 {
  background-color: #566ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-566ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #566ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #566ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 110 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 31% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-566ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #566ea5, #6656a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-566ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 110 165 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.44 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.20 #a9915a Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#566ea5  rgb(86, 110, 165)  hsl(222, 31%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#a58d56  rgb(165, 141, 86)  hsl(42, 31%, 49%)  Camel
#a5566e  rgb(165, 86, 110)  hsl(342, 31%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ea556  rgb(110, 165, 86)  hsl(102, 31%, 49%)  Asparagus