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#256BEF

#256bef ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#256bef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 41.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.52% cyan, 55.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 219.21°, with 86.32% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #256bef
  2. #efa925

Split complementary

  1. #256bef
  2. #ef4425
  3. #d0ef25

Analogous

  1. #25d0ef
  2. #256bef
  3. #4425ef

Triadic

  1. #256bef
  2. #ef256b
  3. #6bef25

Tetradic

  1. #256bef
  2. #a925ef
  3. #efa925
  4. #6bef25

Square

  1. #256bef
  2. #ef25d0
  3. #efa925
  4. #25ef44

Monochromatic

  1. #082d73
  2. #0e49ba
  3. #256bef
  4. #6c9bf4
  5. #b4ccf9

Shades

#256bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #256bef
  2. #2160d7
  3. #1e56bf
  4. #1a4ba7
  5. #16408f
  6. #133678
  7. #0f2b60
  8. #0b2048
  9. #071530
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#256bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #256bef
  2. #3b7af1
  3. #5189f2
  4. #6697f4
  5. #7ca6f5
  6. #92b5f7
  7. #a8c4f9
  8. #bed3fa
  9. #d3e1fc
  10. #e9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#256bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #256bef
  2. #2e6de4
  3. #376fd9
  4. #4071ce
  5. #4973c3
  6. #5376b8
  7. #5c78ac
  8. #657aa1
  9. #6e7c96
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d70b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0076f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-256bef {
  color: #256bef;
}
Background
.bg-256bef {
  background-color: #256bef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-256bef {
  border: 2px solid #256bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #256bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 107 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-256bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #256bef, #4425ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-256bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 107 239 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.97 #da9410 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#256bef  rgb(37, 107, 239)  hsl(219, 86%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#efa925  rgb(239, 169, 37)  hsl(39, 86%, 54%)  Marigold
#ef256b  rgb(239, 37, 107)  hsl(339, 86%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6bef25  rgb(107, 239, 37)  hsl(99, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green