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#265DDD

#265ddd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.81% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.97°, with 72.91% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #265ddd
  2. #dda626

Split complementary

  1. #265ddd
  2. #dd4a26
  3. #b8dd26

Analogous

  1. #26b8dd
  2. #265ddd
  3. #4a26dd

Triadic

  1. #265ddd
  2. #dd265d
  3. #5ddd26

Tetradic

  1. #265ddd
  2. #a626dd
  3. #dda626
  4. #5ddd26

Square

  1. #265ddd
  2. #dd26b8
  3. #dda626
  4. #26dd4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e265c
  2. #19419e
  3. #265ddd
  4. #688ee7
  5. #aac0f2

Shades

#265ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265ddd
  2. #2254c7
  3. #1e4ab1
  4. #1b419b
  5. #173885
  6. #132f6f
  7. #0f2558
  8. #0b1c42
  9. #08132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#265ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265ddd
  2. #3c6de0
  3. #517de4
  4. #678ee7
  5. #7d9eeb
  6. #93aeee
  7. #a8bef1
  8. #becef5
  9. #d4dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265ddd
  2. #2f61d4
  3. #3864ca
  4. #4168c1
  5. #4a6bb8
  6. #536faf
  7. #5c72a5
  8. #65769c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5463a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265ddd {
  color: #265ddd;
}
Background
.bg-265ddd {
  background-color: #265ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265ddd {
  border: 2px solid #265ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 93 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265ddd, #4a26dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 93 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.36 #d9a222 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#265ddd  rgb(38, 93, 221)  hsl(222, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dda626  rgb(221, 166, 38)  hsl(42, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#dd265d  rgb(221, 38, 93)  hsl(342, 73%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5ddd26  rgb(93, 221, 38)  hsl(102, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green