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#5B668D

#5b668d ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5b668d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 40% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.46% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 226.8°, with 21.55% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 8.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1365

Complementary

  1. #5b668d
  2. #8d825b

Split complementary

  1. #5b668d
  2. #8d695b
  3. #7f8d5b

Analogous

  1. #5b7f8d
  2. #5b668d
  3. #695b8d

Triadic

  1. #5b668d
  2. #8d5b66
  3. #668d5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b668d
  2. #825b8d
  3. #8d825b
  4. #668d5b

Square

  1. #5b668d
  2. #8d5b7f
  3. #8d825b
  4. #5b8d69

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2330
  2. #3d445f
  3. #5b668d
  4. #858eb0
  5. #b3b9ce

Shades

#5b668d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b668d
  2. #525c7f
  3. #495271
  4. #404763
  5. #373d55
  6. #2e3347
  7. #242938
  8. #1b1f2a
  9. #12141c
  10. #090a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b668d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b668d
  2. #6b7598
  3. #7c85a4
  4. #8c94af
  5. #9da3bb
  6. #adb3c6
  7. #bdc2d1
  8. #ced1dd
  9. #dee0e8
  10. #eff0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b668d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b668d
  2. #5f698c
  3. #626b8a
  4. #666e89
  5. #6a7088
  6. #6e7387
  7. #717685
  8. #757884
  9. #797b83
  10. #7c7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6a8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #56658c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d6e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a688e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58668c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #536b7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b668d {
  color: #5b668d;
}
Background
.bg-5b668d {
  background-color: #5b668d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b668d {
  border: 2px solid #5b668d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b668d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 102 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 22% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b668d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b668d, #695b8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b668d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 102 141 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.17 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 11.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.88 #a49972 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#5b668d  rgb(91, 102, 141)  hsl(227, 22%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#8d825b  rgb(141, 130, 91)  hsl(47, 22%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8d5b66  rgb(141, 91, 102)  hsl(347, 22%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#668d5b  rgb(102, 141, 91)  hsl(107, 22%, 45%)  Sea Green