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#165DDE

#165dde ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#165dde is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 36.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.09% cyan, 58.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 218.7°, with 81.97% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #165dde
  2. #de9716

Split complementary

  1. #165dde
  2. #de3316
  3. #c1de16

Analogous

  1. #16c1de
  2. #165dde
  3. #3316de

Triadic

  1. #165dde
  2. #de165d
  3. #5dde16

Tetradic

  1. #165dde
  2. #9716de
  3. #de9716
  4. #5dde16

Square

  1. #165dde
  2. #de16c1
  3. #de9716
  4. #16de33

Monochromatic

  1. #082353
  2. #0f4098
  3. #165dde
  4. #538aee
  5. #98b9f5

Shades

#165dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165dde
  2. #1454c8
  3. #124ab2
  4. #0f419b
  5. #0d3885
  6. #0b2f6f
  7. #092559
  8. #071c43
  9. #04132c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#165dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165dde
  2. #2d6de1
  3. #457de5
  4. #5c8ee8
  5. #739eeb
  6. #8baeef
  7. #a2bef2
  8. #b9cef5
  9. #d0dff8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165dde
  2. #2161d5
  3. #2b64cb
  4. #3668c2
  5. #406bb8
  6. #4b6faf
  7. #5672a6
  8. #60769c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #757d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5162a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165dde {
  color: #165dde;
}
Background
.bg-165dde {
  background-color: #165dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165dde {
  border: 2px solid #165dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 93 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165dde, #3316de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 93 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.89 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.23 #e9a221 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#165dde  rgb(22, 93, 222)  hsl(219, 82%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#de9716  rgb(222, 151, 22)  hsl(39, 82%, 48%)  Gamboge
#de165d  rgb(222, 22, 93)  hsl(339, 82%, 48%)  Ruby
#5dde16  rgb(93, 222, 22)  hsl(99, 82%, 48%)  Lime Green