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#646996

#646996 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#646996 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 41.18% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 234°, with 20% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.03.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #646996
  2. #969164

Split complementary

  1. #646996
  2. #967864
  3. #829664

Analogous

  1. #648296
  2. #646996
  3. #786496

Triadic

  1. #646996
  2. #966469
  3. #699664

Tetradic

  1. #646996
  2. #916496
  3. #969164
  4. #699664

Square

  1. #646996
  2. #966482
  3. #969164
  4. #649678

Monochromatic

  1. #27293a
  2. #454968
  3. #646996
  4. #9195b6
  5. #bfc1d4

Shades

#646996 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #646996
  2. #5a5f87
  3. #505478
  4. #464a69
  5. #3c3f5a
  6. #32354b
  7. #282a3c
  8. #1e202d
  9. #14151e
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#646996 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #646996
  2. #7478a1
  3. #8387ab
  4. #9396b6
  5. #a2a5c0
  6. #b2b4cb
  7. #c1c3d5
  8. #d1d2e0
  9. #e0e1ea
  10. #f0f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#646996 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #646996
  2. #676b94
  3. #6a6e92
  4. #6c708f
  5. #6f728d
  6. #72758b
  7. #757789
  8. #787987
  9. #7a7b84
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6e98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596a95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #577179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f6c97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d6a95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-646996 {
  color: #646996;
}
Background
.bg-646996 {
  background-color: #646996;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-646996 {
  border: 2px solid #646996;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #646996;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 105 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-646996 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #646996, #786496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-646996 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 105 150 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.82 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.79 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 13.13 #9b9669 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#646996  rgb(100, 105, 150)  hsl(234, 20%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#969164  rgb(150, 145, 100)  hsl(54, 20%, 49%)  Moss Green
#966469  rgb(150, 100, 105)  hsl(354, 20%, 49%)  Copper Rose
#699664  rgb(105, 150, 100)  hsl(114, 20%, 49%)  Asparagus