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#1663EB

#1663eb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1663eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 38.82% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.64% cyan, 57.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.31°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #1663eb
  2. #eb9e16

Split complementary

  1. #1663eb
  2. #eb3316
  3. #cdeb16

Analogous

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #1663eb
  3. #3316eb

Triadic

  1. #1663eb
  2. #eb1663
  3. #63eb16

Tetradic

  1. #1663eb
  2. #9e16eb
  3. #eb9e16
  4. #63eb16

Square

  1. #1663eb
  2. #eb16cd
  3. #eb9e16
  4. #16eb33

Monochromatic

  1. #082860
  2. #0e45a6
  3. #1663eb
  4. #5c92f1
  5. #a3c1f7

Shades

#1663eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1663eb
  2. #1459d4
  3. #124fbc
  4. #0f45a5
  5. #0d3b8d
  6. #0b3276
  7. #09285e
  8. #071e47
  9. #04142f
  10. #020a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#1663eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1663eb
  2. #2d73ed
  3. #4582ef
  4. #5c92f1
  5. #73a1f3
  6. #8bb1f5
  7. #a2c1f7
  8. #b9d0f9
  9. #d0e0fb
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1663eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1663eb
  2. #2166e0
  3. #2b69d6
  4. #366ccb
  5. #406fc0
  6. #4b72b6
  7. #5674ab
  8. #6077a0
  9. #6b7a95
  10. #757d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5669ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00869d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1663eb {
  color: #1663eb;
}
Background
.bg-1663eb {
  background-color: #1663eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1663eb {
  border: 2px solid #1663eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1663eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 99 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1663eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1663eb, #3316eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1663eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 99 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.78 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.98 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.56 #e99c14 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#1663eb  rgb(22, 99, 235)  hsl(218, 84%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#eb9e16  rgb(235, 158, 22)  hsl(38, 84%, 50%)  Marigold
#eb1663  rgb(235, 22, 99)  hsl(338, 84%, 50%)  Cerise
#63eb16  rgb(99, 235, 22)  hsl(98, 84%, 50%)  Lawn Green