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#256AEB

#256aeb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 41.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.26% cyan, 54.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 219.09°, with 83.19% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #256aeb
  2. #eba625

Split complementary

  1. #256aeb
  2. #eb4325
  3. #cdeb25

Analogous

  1. #25cdeb
  2. #256aeb
  3. #4325eb

Triadic

  1. #256aeb
  2. #eb256a
  3. #6aeb25

Tetradic

  1. #256aeb
  2. #a625eb
  3. #eba625
  4. #6aeb25

Square

  1. #256aeb
  2. #eb25cd
  3. #eba625
  4. #25eb43

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2c6d
  2. #1049b3
  3. #256aeb
  4. #6b9af1
  5. #b1caf8

Shades

#256aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256aeb
  2. #215fd4
  3. #1e55bc
  4. #1a4aa5
  5. #16408d
  6. #133576
  7. #0f2a5e
  8. #0b2047
  9. #07152f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#256aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256aeb
  2. #3b79ed
  3. #5188ef
  4. #6697f1
  5. #7ca6f3
  6. #92b5f5
  7. #a8c3f7
  8. #bed2f9
  9. #d3e1fb
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256aeb
  2. #2e6ce0
  3. #376ed6
  4. #4071cb
  5. #4973c0
  6. #5375b6
  7. #5c77ab
  8. #6579a0
  9. #6e7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256aeb {
  color: #256aeb;
}
Background
.bg-256aeb {
  background-color: #256aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256aeb {
  border: 2px solid #256aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 106 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256aeb, #4325eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 106 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.77 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.57 #da9514 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#256aeb  rgb(37, 106, 235)  hsl(219, 83%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#eba625  rgb(235, 166, 37)  hsl(39, 83%, 53%)  Marigold
#eb256a  rgb(235, 37, 106)  hsl(339, 83%, 53%)  Razzmatazz
#6aeb25  rgb(106, 235, 37)  hsl(99, 83%, 53%)  Lawn Green