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#516886

#516886 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#516886 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 40.78% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.55% cyan, 22.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 213.96°, with 24.65% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #516886
  2. #866f51

Split complementary

  1. #516886
  2. #865551
  3. #838651

Analogous

  1. #518386
  2. #516886
  3. #555186

Triadic

  1. #516886
  2. #865168
  3. #688651

Tetradic

  1. #516886
  2. #6f5186
  3. #866f51
  4. #688651

Square

  1. #516886
  2. #865183
  3. #866f51
  4. #518655

Monochromatic

  1. #171e27
  2. #344356
  3. #516886
  4. #778ead
  5. #a7b6ca

Shades

#516886 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516886
  2. #495e79
  3. #41536b
  4. #39495e
  5. #313e50
  6. #293443
  7. #202a36
  8. #181f28
  9. #10151b
  10. #080a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#516886 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516886
  2. #627792
  3. #74869e
  4. #8595aa
  5. #97a4b6
  6. #a8b4c3
  7. #b9c3cf
  8. #cbd2db
  9. #dce1e7
  10. #eef0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516886 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516886
  2. #566a85
  3. #5a6d85
  4. #5f6f84
  5. #647284
  6. #697483
  7. #6d7682
  8. #727982
  9. #777b81
  10. #7b7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576485 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f6f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556686 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #476c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516886 {
  color: #516886;
}
Background
.bg-516886 {
  background-color: #516886;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516886 {
  border: 2px solid #516886;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516886;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 104 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 25% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516886 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516886, #555186);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516886 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 104 134 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.92 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.15 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.45 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.48 #ae9779 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516886  rgb(81, 104, 134)  hsl(214, 25%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#866f51  rgb(134, 111, 81)  hsl(34, 25%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#865168  rgb(134, 81, 104)  hsl(334, 25%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#688651  rgb(104, 134, 81)  hsl(94, 25%, 42%)  Fern Green