Queen Blue (#436B95)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.56:1 — vs black: 3.78:1

Color values

  • HEX #436B95
  • RGB rgb(67, 107, 149)
  • HSL hsl(210, 55%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 55.03, 28.19, 0, 41.57 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #436B95 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Queen Blue
#436B95 Base
#956D43
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Queen Blue
#436B95 Base
#439495
#444395
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Queen Blue
#436B95 Base
#95436B
#6B9543
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Queen Blue
#436B95 Base
#954443
#949543
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Queen Blue
#436B95 Base
#954394
#956D43
#439544
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Queen Blue
#436B95 Base
#141F2B
#2B4560
#365779
#507FB0
#6991BC
#9EB8D3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Queen Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#080D12
#14202C
#203246
#2B4560
#37587B
Queen Blue #436B95 Base
#5986B4
#7EA1C5
#A3BCD6
#C8D7E6
#EDF2F7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #436B95. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #436B95;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #436B95;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #436B95;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #436B95,
        #CF965B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #436B95,
        #CF965B
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$queen-blue: #436B95;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$queen-blue-r: 67;
$queen-blue-g: 107;
$queen-blue-b: 149;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $queen-blue;
    color: rgba($queen-blue-r, $queen-blue-g, $queen-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Queen Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #436B95 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #616195 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #686895 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #357171 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #686868 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Queen Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Queen Blue #436B95 Base
Blue Yonder #5072A7 ΔE 4.26
Lapis Lazuli #26619C ΔE 4.46
Green Blue #1164B4 ΔE 4.95
UCLA Blue #536895 ΔE 5.09

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.