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#2566EA

#2566ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2566ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.19% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 220.2°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1584

Complementary

  1. #2566ea
  2. #eaa925

Split complementary

  1. #2566ea
  2. #ea4625
  3. #c9ea25

Analogous

  1. #25c9ea
  2. #2566ea
  3. #4625ea

Triadic

  1. #2566ea
  2. #ea2566
  3. #66ea25

Tetradic

  1. #2566ea
  2. #a925ea
  3. #eaa925
  4. #66ea25

Square

  1. #2566ea
  2. #ea25c9
  3. #eaa925
  4. #25ea46

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2a6c
  2. #1146b1
  3. #2566ea
  4. #6b97f1
  5. #b1c8f7

Shades

#2566ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2566ea
  2. #215cd3
  3. #1e52bb
  4. #1a47a4
  5. #163d8c
  6. #133375
  7. #0f295e
  8. #0b1f46
  9. #07142f
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2566ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2566ea
  2. #3b75ec
  3. #5185ee
  4. #6694f0
  5. #7ca3f2
  6. #92b3f5
  7. #a8c2f7
  8. #bed1f9
  9. #d3e0fb
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2566ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2566ea
  2. #2e69df
  3. #376bd5
  4. #406eca
  5. #4970c0
  6. #5373b5
  7. #5c76aa
  8. #6578a0
  9. #6e7b95
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 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-2566ea {
  color: #2566ea;
}
Background
.bg-2566ea {
  background-color: #2566ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2566ea {
  border: 2px solid #2566ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2566ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2566ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2566ea, #4625ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2566ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.28 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.95 #da9915 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2566ea  rgb(37, 102, 234)  hsl(220, 82%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#eaa925  rgb(234, 169, 37)  hsl(40, 82%, 53%)  Marigold
#ea2566  rgb(234, 37, 102)  hsl(340, 82%, 53%)  Cerise
#66ea25  rgb(102, 234, 37)  hsl(100, 82%, 53%)  Lawn Green