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Quiet Azure Chiffon

#30558f
Notes

Quiet Azure Chiffon (#30558F) is a true azure with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (217°, 50%, 37%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#30558f
RGB
rgb(48, 85, 143)
HSL
hsl(217, 50%, 37%)
HWB
hwb(217 19% 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(45.2% 0.104 259.1)
HSV
hsv(217, 66%, 56%)
LAB
lab(36.19% 6.46 -36.04)
LCH
lch(36.19% 36.62 280.16)
CMYK
cmyk(66%, 41%, 0%, 44%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#30558f
Original
#3b5a91
Protanopia
#2d518e
Deuteranopia
#00626b
Tritanopia
#515151
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
7.44:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.82:1

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