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#265DDC

#265ddc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265ddc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 36.47% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.73% cyan, 57.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 221.87°, with 72.22% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #265ddc
  2. #dca526

Split complementary

  1. #265ddc
  2. #dc4a26
  3. #b8dc26

Analogous

  1. #26b8dc
  2. #265ddc
  3. #4a26dc

Triadic

  1. #265ddc
  2. #dc265d
  3. #5ddc26

Tetradic

  1. #265ddc
  2. #a526dc
  3. #dca526
  4. #5ddc26

Square

  1. #265ddc
  2. #dc26b8
  3. #dca526
  4. #26dc4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f265a
  2. #19419c
  3. #265ddc
  4. #688ee7
  5. #aabff1

Shades

#265ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265ddc
  2. #2254c6
  3. #1e4ab0
  4. #1b419a
  5. #173884
  6. #132f6e
  7. #0f2558
  8. #0b1c42
  9. #08132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#265ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265ddc
  2. #3c6de0
  3. #517de3
  4. #678ee7
  5. #7d9eea
  6. #93aeee
  7. #a8bef1
  8. #becef5
  9. #d4dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265ddc
  2. #2f61d3
  3. #3864ca
  4. #4168c0
  5. #4a6bb7
  6. #536fae
  7. #5c72a5
  8. #65769c
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5463a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265ddc {
  color: #265ddc;
}
Background
.bg-265ddc {
  background-color: #265ddc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265ddc {
  border: 2px solid #265ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 93 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265ddc, #4a26dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 93 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.87 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.29 #d9a223 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#265ddc  rgb(38, 93, 220)  hsl(222, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dca526  rgb(220, 165, 38)  hsl(42, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#dc265d  rgb(220, 38, 93)  hsl(342, 72%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5ddc26  rgb(93, 220, 38)  hsl(102, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green