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#246AEE

#246aee ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#246aee is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 41.57% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.87% cyan, 55.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.21°, with 85.59% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #246aee
  2. #eea824

Split complementary

  1. #246aee
  2. #ee4324
  3. #cfee24

Analogous

  1. #24cfee
  2. #246aee
  3. #4324ee

Triadic

  1. #246aee
  2. #ee246a
  3. #6aee24

Tetradic

  1. #246aee
  2. #a824ee
  3. #eea824
  4. #6aee24

Square

  1. #246aee
  2. #ee24cf
  3. #eea824
  4. #24ee43

Monochromatic

  1. #092d70
  2. #0e49b7
  3. #246aee
  4. #6b9af4
  5. #b2cbf9

Shades

#246aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #246aee
  2. #205fd6
  3. #1d55be
  4. #194aa7
  5. #16408f
  6. #123577
  7. #0e2a5f
  8. #0b2047
  9. #071530
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#246aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #246aee
  2. #3a79f0
  3. #5088f1
  4. #6697f3
  5. #7ca6f5
  6. #92b5f7
  7. #a7c3f8
  8. #bdd2fa
  9. #d3e1fc
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#246aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #246aee
  2. #2d6ce3
  3. #366ed8
  4. #4071cd
  5. #4973c2
  6. #5275b7
  7. #5b77ac
  8. #6479a1
  9. #6e7c96
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-246aee {
  color: #246aee;
}
Background
.bg-246aee {
  background-color: #246aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-246aee {
  border: 2px solid #246aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #246aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 106 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-246aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #246aee, #4324ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-246aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 106 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.34 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.89 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.84 #db9511 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#246aee  rgb(36, 106, 238)  hsl(219, 86%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eea824  rgb(238, 168, 36)  hsl(39, 86%, 54%)  Marigold
#ee246a  rgb(238, 36, 106)  hsl(339, 86%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6aee24  rgb(106, 238, 36)  hsl(99, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green