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#566EA2

#566ea2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#566ea2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 43.14% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.91% cyan, 32.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 30.65% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #566ea2
  2. #a28a56

Split complementary

  1. #566ea2
  2. #a26456
  3. #94a256

Analogous

  1. #5694a2
  2. #566ea2
  3. #6456a2

Triadic

  1. #566ea2
  2. #a2566e
  3. #6ea256

Tetradic

  1. #566ea2
  2. #8a56a2
  3. #a28a56
  4. #6ea256

Square

  1. #566ea2
  2. #a25694
  3. #a28a56
  4. #56a264

Monochromatic

  1. #212a3e
  2. #3b4c70
  3. #566ea2
  4. #8698bf
  5. #b8c2d9

Shades

#566ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #566ea2
  2. #4d6392
  3. #455882
  4. #3c4d71
  5. #344261
  6. #2b3751
  7. #222c41
  8. #1a2131
  9. #111620
  10. #090b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#566ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #566ea2
  2. #677dab
  3. #788bb5
  4. #899abe
  5. #9aa8c7
  6. #abb7d1
  7. #bbc5da
  8. #ccd4e3
  9. #dde2ec
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#566ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #566ea2
  2. #5a709f
  3. #5e729b
  4. #637398
  5. #677594
  6. #6b7791
  7. #6f798e
  8. #737b8a
  9. #787c87
  10. #7c7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b72a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536ba1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #397981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5971a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #546ca1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46758f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-566ea2 {
  color: #566ea2;
}
Background
.bg-566ea2 {
  background-color: #566ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-566ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #566ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #566ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 110 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 31% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-566ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #566ea2, #6456a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-566ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 110 162 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.10 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.30 #a9915d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#566ea2  rgb(86, 110, 162)  hsl(221, 31%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#a28a56  rgb(162, 138, 86)  hsl(41, 31%, 49%)  Camel
#a2566e  rgb(162, 86, 110)  hsl(341, 31%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ea256  rgb(110, 162, 86)  hsl(101, 31%, 49%)  Asparagus