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#265CDF

#265cdf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265cdf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 36.08% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.96% cyan, 58.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 222.49°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #265cdf
  2. #dfa926

Split complementary

  1. #265cdf
  2. #df4d26
  3. #b8df26

Analogous

  1. #26b8df
  2. #265cdf
  3. #4d26df

Triadic

  1. #265cdf
  2. #df265c
  3. #5cdf26

Tetradic

  1. #265cdf
  2. #a926df
  3. #dfa926
  4. #5cdf26

Square

  1. #265cdf
  2. #df26b8
  3. #dfa926
  4. #26df4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e255e
  2. #1840a1
  3. #265cdf
  4. #698ee9
  5. #abc0f3

Shades

#265cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265cdf
  2. #2253c9
  3. #1e4ab2
  4. #1b409c
  5. #173786
  6. #132e70
  7. #0f2559
  8. #0b1c43
  9. #08122d
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#265cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265cdf
  2. #3c6ce2
  3. #517de5
  4. #678de9
  5. #7d9dec
  6. #93aeef
  7. #a8bef2
  8. #becef5
  9. #d4def9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265cdf
  2. #2f60d6
  3. #3863cc
  4. #4167c3
  5. #4a6ab9
  6. #536eb0
  7. #5c72a6
  8. #65759d
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5462a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265cdf {
  color: #265cdf;
}
Background
.bg-265cdf {
  background-color: #265cdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265cdf {
  border: 2px solid #265cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 92 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265cdf, #4d26df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 92 223 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.07 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.80 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.12 #d9a320 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#265cdf  rgb(38, 92, 223)  hsl(222, 74%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dfa926  rgb(223, 169, 38)  hsl(42, 74%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#df265c  rgb(223, 38, 92)  hsl(342, 74%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5cdf26  rgb(92, 223, 38)  hsl(102, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green