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#2266EA

#2266ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2266ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 219.6°, with 82.64% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.1578

Complementary

  1. #2266ea
  2. #eaa622

Split complementary

  1. #2266ea
  2. #ea4222
  3. #caea22

Analogous

  1. #22caea
  2. #2266ea
  3. #4222ea

Triadic

  1. #2266ea
  2. #ea2266
  3. #66ea22

Tetradic

  1. #2266ea
  2. #a622ea
  3. #eaa622
  4. #66ea22

Square

  1. #2266ea
  2. #ea22ca
  3. #eaa622
  4. #22ea42

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2a69
  2. #1146af
  3. #2266ea
  4. #6896f1
  5. #aec7f7

Shades

#2266ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2266ea
  2. #1f5cd3
  3. #1b52bb
  4. #1847a4
  5. #143d8c
  6. #113375
  7. #0e295e
  8. #0a1f46
  9. #07142f
  10. #030a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2266ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2266ea
  2. #3875ec
  3. #4e85ee
  4. #6494f0
  5. #7aa3f2
  6. #91b3f5
  7. #a7c2f7
  8. #bdd1f9
  9. #d3e0fb
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2266ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2266ea
  2. #2b69df
  3. #356bd5
  4. #3e6eca
  5. #4870c0
  6. #5173b5
  7. #5a76aa
  8. #6478a0
  9. #6d7b95
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6bae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0071ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0066e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2266ea {
  color: #2266ea;
}
Background
.bg-2266ea {
  background-color: #2266ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2266ea {
  border: 2px solid #2266ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2266ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2266ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2266ea, #4222ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2266ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.45 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.44 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.90 #dd9915 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2266ea  rgb(34, 102, 234)  hsl(220, 83%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#eaa622  rgb(234, 166, 34)  hsl(40, 83%, 53%)  Marigold
#ea2266  rgb(234, 34, 102)  hsl(340, 83%, 53%)  Cerise
#66ea22  rgb(102, 234, 34)  hsl(100, 83%, 53%)  Lawn Green