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#265EE3

#265ee3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265ee3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 36.86% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.26% cyan, 58.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 222.22°, with 77.14% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #265ee3
  2. #e3ab26

Split complementary

  1. #265ee3
  2. #e34c26
  3. #bde326

Analogous

  1. #26bde3
  2. #265ee3
  3. #4c26e3

Triadic

  1. #265ee3
  2. #e3265e
  3. #5ee326

Tetradic

  1. #265ee3
  2. #ab26e3
  3. #e3ab26
  4. #5ee326

Square

  1. #265ee3
  2. #e326bd
  3. #e3ab26
  4. #26e34c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2663
  2. #1641a7
  3. #265ee3
  4. #6a90ec
  5. #aec3f4

Shades

#265ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265ee3
  2. #2255cc
  3. #1e4bb6
  4. #1b429f
  5. #173888
  6. #132f72
  7. #0f265b
  8. #0b1c44
  9. #08132d
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#265ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265ee3
  2. #3c6ee6
  3. #517ee9
  4. #678eeb
  5. #7d9eee
  6. #93aff1
  7. #a8bff4
  8. #becff7
  9. #d4dff9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265ee3
  2. #2f61d9
  3. #3865cf
  4. #4168c5
  5. #4a6cbb
  6. #536fb2
  7. #5c72a8
  8. #65769e
  9. #6e7994
  10. #777d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265ee3 {
  color: #265ee3;
}
Background
.bg-265ee3 {
  background-color: #265ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #265ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 94 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265ee3, #4c26e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 94 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.44 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.37 #d9a11c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#265ee3  rgb(38, 94, 227)  hsl(222, 77%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#e3ab26  rgb(227, 171, 38)  hsl(42, 77%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#e3265e  rgb(227, 38, 94)  hsl(342, 77%, 52%)  Cerise
#5ee326  rgb(94, 227, 38)  hsl(102, 77%, 52%)  Neon Green