#436B95Queen Blue (#436B95) is a mid-tone, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 251°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.081. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #436B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 107, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 38%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 55%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 28%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(44.1 -1.3 -27.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.517 0.081 251) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Queen Blue shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4c698c — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#486c92 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#436b95 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#426b97 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Queen Blue in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.56:1 and against black 3.78:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a0c0e3 · #769ac0 · #436b95 · #2c5177 · #0d2f50 · #001129
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5e95a5 · #4c809e · #436b95 · #445681 · #42426b · #3c2f53
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c8bddb · #ad98ce · #8a809a · #436b95 · #2e4e70 · #163452
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ddb382 · #7e8a97 · #436b95 · #374b61 · #1d2e41 · #09141f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f1ea · #7b838c · #436b95 · #524e4a · #192129 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f0e9 · #d2cac1 · #a89f95 · #362b1e · #140901 · #436b95
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d9b5 · #d58056 · #807aab · #436b95 · #69424a · #0e082e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdefe1 · #a47564 · #436b95 · #595010 · #3a1203 · #060400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedee · #a57279 · #436b95 · #3f5826 · #142600 · #070001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feecf7 · #9d738e · #436b95 · #6a4614 · #002817 · #130600
#5E81A7 · #7998BA · #94AFCC · #B0C6DF · #CDDEF1
#34587E · #264768 · #193552 · #0C253E · #02152A
#4C6B8C · #546A82 · #5C6A79
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.