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#59638E

#59638e ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#59638e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.82% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.32% cyan, 30.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 228.68°, with 22.94% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 8.53.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.13

Complementary

  1. #59638e
  2. #8e8459

Split complementary

  1. #59638e
  2. #8e6959
  3. #7d8e59

Analogous

  1. #597d8e
  2. #59638e
  3. #69598e

Triadic

  1. #59638e
  2. #8e5963
  3. #638e59

Tetradic

  1. #59638e
  2. #84598e
  3. #8e8459
  4. #638e59

Square

  1. #59638e
  2. #8e597d
  3. #8e8459
  4. #598e69

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2130
  2. #3c425f
  3. #59638e
  4. #838bb1
  5. #b2b7ce

Shades

#59638e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59638e
  2. #505980
  3. #474f72
  4. #3e4563
  5. #353b55
  6. #2d3247
  7. #242839
  8. #1b1e2b
  9. #12141c
  10. #090a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59638e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59638e
  2. #6a7399
  3. #7a82a5
  4. #8b92b0
  5. #9ba1bb
  6. #acb1c7
  7. #bdc1d2
  8. #cdd0dd
  9. #dee0e8
  10. #eeeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59638e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59638e
  2. #5d668d
  3. #61698b
  4. #656c8a
  5. #696f88
  6. #6d7287
  7. #707486
  8. #747784
  9. #787a83
  10. #7c7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #556790 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51638d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #496b72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57668f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #54638d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50687e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59638e {
  color: #59638e;
}
Background
.bg-59638e {
  background-color: #59638e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-59638e {
  border: 2px solid #59638e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59638e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 99 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59638e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59638e, #69598e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59638e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 99 142 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 11.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.71 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.21 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.36 #a69c71 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#59638e  rgb(89, 99, 142)  hsl(229, 23%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#8e8459  rgb(142, 132, 89)  hsl(49, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8e5963  rgb(142, 89, 99)  hsl(349, 23%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#638e59  rgb(99, 142, 89)  hsl(109, 23%, 45%)  Sea Green