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#606497

#606497 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#606497 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 39.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.42% cyan, 33.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 235.64°, with 22.27% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #606497
  2. #979360

Split complementary

  1. #606497
  2. #977760
  3. #7f9760

Analogous

  1. #607f97
  2. #606497
  3. #776097

Triadic

  1. #606497
  2. #976064
  3. #649760

Tetradic

  1. #606497
  2. #936097
  3. #979360
  4. #649760

Square

  1. #606497
  2. #97607f
  3. #979360
  4. #609777

Monochromatic

  1. #252639
  2. #424568
  3. #606497
  4. #8d90b7
  5. #bcbed4

Shades

#606497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #606497
  2. #565a88
  3. #4d5079
  4. #43466a
  5. #3a3c5b
  6. #30324c
  7. #26283c
  8. #1d1e2d
  9. #13141e
  10. #0a0a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#606497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #606497
  2. #7074a1
  3. #8083ac
  4. #9093b6
  5. #a0a2c1
  6. #b0b2cb
  7. #bfc1d5
  8. #cfd1e0
  9. #dfe0ea
  10. #eff0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#606497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #606497
  2. #636795
  3. #666a92
  4. #6a6c90
  5. #6d6f8e
  6. #70728c
  7. #737589
  8. #767887
  9. #7a7a85
  10. #7d7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65667d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546a99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516696 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #596898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #576596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #576a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-606497 {
  color: #606497;
}
Background
.bg-606497 {
  background-color: #606497;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-606497 {
  border: 2px solid #606497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #606497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 100 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 22% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-606497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #606497, #776097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-606497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 100 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 12.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 12.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 12.70 #9f9b68 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#606497  rgb(96, 100, 151)  hsl(236, 22%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#979360  rgb(151, 147, 96)  hsl(56, 22%, 48%)  Moss Green
#976064  rgb(151, 96, 100)  hsl(356, 22%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#649760  rgb(100, 151, 96)  hsl(116, 22%, 48%)  Asparagus