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#216AEB

#216aeb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#216aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 41.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.96% cyan, 54.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 218.32°, with 83.47% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #216aeb
  2. #eba221

Split complementary

  1. #216aeb
  2. #eb3d21
  3. #cfeb21

Analogous

  1. #21cfeb
  2. #216aeb
  3. #3d21eb

Triadic

  1. #216aeb
  2. #eb216a
  3. #6aeb21

Tetradic

  1. #216aeb
  2. #a221eb
  3. #eba221
  4. #6aeb21

Square

  1. #216aeb
  2. #eb21cf
  3. #eba221
  4. #21eb3d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2c69
  2. #104ab0
  3. #216aeb
  4. #6799f1
  5. #adc8f8

Shades

#216aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #216aeb
  2. #1e5fd4
  3. #1a55bc
  4. #174aa5
  5. #14408d
  6. #113576
  7. #0d2a5e
  8. #0a2047
  9. #07152f
  10. #030b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#216aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #216aeb
  2. #3779ed
  3. #4d88ef
  4. #6497f1
  5. #7aa6f3
  6. #90b5f5
  7. #a6c3f7
  8. #bcd2f9
  9. #d3e1fb
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#216aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #216aeb
  2. #2b6ce0
  3. #346ed6
  4. #3e71cb
  5. #4773c0
  6. #5175b6
  7. #5a77ab
  8. #6479a0
  9. #6d7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0074ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-216aeb {
  color: #216aeb;
}
Background
.bg-216aeb {
  background-color: #216aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-216aeb {
  border: 2px solid #216aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #216aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 106 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-216aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #216aeb, #3d21eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-216aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 106 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.50 #de9514 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#216aeb  rgb(33, 106, 235)  hsl(218, 83%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#eba221  rgb(235, 162, 33)  hsl(38, 83%, 53%)  Marigold
#eb216a  rgb(235, 33, 106)  hsl(338, 83%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#6aeb21  rgb(106, 235, 33)  hsl(98, 83%, 53%)  Lawn Green