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#225CDC

#225cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#225cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 36.08% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.55% cyan, 58.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 221.29°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1316

Complementary

  1. #225cdc
  2. #dca222

Split complementary

  1. #225cdc
  2. #dc4522
  3. #b9dc22

Analogous

  1. #22b9dc
  2. #225cdc
  3. #4522dc

Triadic

  1. #225cdc
  2. #dc225c
  3. #5cdc22

Tetradic

  1. #225cdc
  2. #a222dc
  3. #dca222
  4. #5cdc22

Square

  1. #225cdc
  2. #dc22b9
  3. #dca222
  4. #22dc45

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2557
  2. #18409a
  3. #225cdc
  4. #648de7
  5. #a6bdf1

Shades

#225cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #225cdc
  2. #1f53c6
  3. #1b4ab0
  4. #18409a
  5. #143784
  6. #112e6e
  7. #0e2558
  8. #0a1c42
  9. #07122c
  10. #030916
  11. #000000

Tints

#225cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #225cdc
  2. #386ce0
  3. #4e7de3
  4. #648de7
  5. #7a9dea
  6. #91aeee
  7. #a7bef1
  8. #bdcef5
  9. #d3def8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#225cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #225cdc
  2. #2b60d3
  3. #3563ca
  4. #3e67c0
  5. #486ab7
  6. #516eae
  7. #5a72a5
  8. #64759c
  9. #6d7992
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5262a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-225cdc {
  color: #225cdc;
}
Background
.bg-225cdc {
  background-color: #225cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-225cdc {
  border: 2px solid #225cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #225cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 92 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-225cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #225cdc, #4522dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-225cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 92 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.36 #dda323 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#225cdc  rgb(34, 92, 220)  hsl(221, 73%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#dca222  rgb(220, 162, 34)  hsl(41, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#dc225c  rgb(220, 34, 92)  hsl(341, 73%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5cdc22  rgb(92, 220, 34)  hsl(101, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green