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#5B6785

#5b6785 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5b6785 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 40.39% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.58% cyan, 22.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 18.75% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.84.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #5b6785
  2. #85795b

Split complementary

  1. #5b6785
  2. #85645b
  3. #7c855b

Analogous

  1. #5b7c85
  2. #5b6785
  3. #645b85

Triadic

  1. #5b6785
  2. #855b67
  3. #67855b

Tetradic

  1. #5b6785
  2. #795b85
  3. #85795b
  4. #67855b

Square

  1. #5b6785
  2. #855b7c
  3. #85795b
  4. #5b8564

Monochromatic

  1. #1d212a
  2. #3c4458
  3. #5b6785
  4. #838eaa
  5. #b0b7c9

Shades

#5b6785 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b6785
  2. #525d78
  3. #49526a
  4. #40485d
  5. #373e50
  6. #2e3443
  7. #242935
  8. #1b1f28
  9. #12151b
  10. #090a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b6785 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b6785
  2. #6b7691
  3. #7c859d
  4. #8c95aa
  5. #9da4b6
  6. #adb3c2
  7. #bdc2ce
  8. #ced1da
  9. #dee1e7
  10. #eff0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b6785 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b6785
  2. #5f6a85
  3. #626c84
  4. #666f84
  5. #6a7183
  6. #6e7483
  7. #717682
  8. #757982
  9. #797b81
  10. #7c7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6986 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6684 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f6d71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6886 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6685 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #546b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b6785 {
  color: #5b6785;
}
Background
.bg-5b6785 {
  background-color: #5b6785;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b6785 {
  border: 2px solid #5b6785;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b6785;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 103 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 19% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b6785 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b6785, #645b85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b6785 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 103 133 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.94 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.57 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.57 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 12.65 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.07 #a4987a Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#5b6785  rgb(91, 103, 133)  hsl(223, 19%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#85795b  rgb(133, 121, 91)  hsl(43, 19%, 44%)  Raw Umber
#855b67  rgb(133, 91, 103)  hsl(343, 19%, 44%)  Mauve Taupe
#67855b  rgb(103, 133, 91)  hsl(103, 19%, 44%)  Fern Green