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#205ADD

#205add ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#205add is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 35.29% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.52% cyan, 59.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.59°, with 74.7% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #205add
  2. #dda320

Split complementary

  1. #205add
  2. #dd4520
  3. #b8dd20

Analogous

  1. #20b8dd
  2. #205add
  3. #4520dd

Triadic

  1. #205add
  2. #dd205a
  3. #5add20

Tetradic

  1. #205add
  2. #a320dd
  3. #dda320
  4. #5add20

Square

  1. #205add
  2. #dd20b8
  3. #dda320
  4. #20dd45

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2457
  2. #163f9a
  3. #205add
  4. #618be8
  5. #a4bcf2

Shades

#205add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205add
  2. #1d51c7
  3. #1a48b1
  4. #163f9b
  5. #133685
  6. #102d6f
  7. #0d2458
  8. #0a1b42
  9. #06122c
  10. #030916
  11. #000000

Tints

#205add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205add
  2. #366be0
  3. #4d7be4
  4. #638ce7
  5. #799ceb
  6. #90adee
  7. #a6bdf1
  8. #bccef5
  9. #d2def8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205add
  2. #2a5ed4
  3. #3362ca
  4. #3d65c1
  5. #4669b8
  6. #506daf
  7. #5a71a5
  8. #63759c
  9. #6d7893
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5160a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205add {
  color: #205add;
}
Background
.bg-205add {
  background-color: #205add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205add {
  border: 2px solid #205add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 90 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205add, #4520dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 90 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.71 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.57 #dfa522 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#205add  rgb(32, 90, 221)  hsl(222, 75%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#dda320  rgb(221, 163, 32)  hsl(42, 75%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#dd205a  rgb(221, 32, 90)  hsl(342, 75%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5add20  rgb(90, 221, 32)  hsl(102, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green