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#5165AC

#5165ac ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5165ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 39.61% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 226.81°, with 35.97% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #5165ac
  2. #ac9851

Split complementary

  1. #5165ac
  2. #ac6a51
  3. #93ac51

Analogous

  1. #5193ac
  2. #5165ac
  3. #6a51ac

Triadic

  1. #5165ac
  2. #ac5165
  3. #65ac51

Tetradic

  1. #5165ac
  2. #9851ac
  3. #ac9851
  4. #65ac51

Square

  1. #5165ac
  2. #ac5193
  3. #ac9851
  4. #51ac6a

Monochromatic

  1. #202844
  2. #394678
  3. #5165ac
  4. #8493c5
  5. #b8c1de

Shades

#5165ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5165ac
  2. #495b9b
  3. #41518a
  4. #394778
  5. #313d67
  6. #293356
  7. #202845
  8. #181e34
  9. #101422
  10. #080a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#5165ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5165ac
  2. #6274b4
  3. #7484bd
  4. #8593c5
  5. #97a3cd
  6. #a8b2d6
  7. #b9c1de
  8. #cbd1e6
  9. #dce0ee
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5165ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5165ac
  2. #5668a8
  3. #5a6aa3
  4. #5f6d9f
  5. #64709a
  6. #697396
  7. #6d7592
  8. #72788d
  9. #777b89
  10. #7b7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #486daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e65aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #267480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4665ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c6e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5165ac {
  color: #5165ac;
}
Background
.bg-5165ac {
  background-color: #5165ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5165ac {
  border: 2px solid #5165ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5165ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 101 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5165ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5165ac, #6a51ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5165ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 101 172 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.37 #ae9a53 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#5165ac  rgb(81, 101, 172)  hsl(227, 36%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#ac9851  rgb(172, 152, 81)  hsl(47, 36%, 50%)  Brass
#ac5165  rgb(172, 81, 101)  hsl(347, 36%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#65ac51  rgb(101, 172, 81)  hsl(107, 36%, 50%)  Mantis