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#265FDC

#265fdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265fdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 37.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.73% cyan, 56.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 221.21°, 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #265fdc
  2. #dca326

Split complementary

  1. #265fdc
  2. #dc4826
  3. #badc26

Analogous

  1. #26badc
  2. #265fdc
  3. #4826dc

Triadic

  1. #265fdc
  2. #dc265f
  3. #5fdc26

Tetradic

  1. #265fdc
  2. #a326dc
  3. #dca326
  4. #5fdc26

Square

  1. #265fdc
  2. #dc26ba
  3. #dca326
  4. #26dc48

Monochromatic

  1. #0f265a
  2. #19429c
  3. #265fdc
  4. #6890e7
  5. #aac0f1

Shades

#265fdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265fdc
  2. #2256c6
  3. #1e4cb0
  4. #1b439a
  5. #173984
  6. #13306e
  7. #0f2658
  8. #0b1d42
  9. #08132c
  10. #040a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#265fdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265fdc
  2. #3c6fe0
  3. #517fe3
  4. #678fe7
  5. #7d9fea
  6. #93afee
  7. #a8bff1
  8. #becff5
  9. #d4dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265fdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265fdc
  2. #2f62d3
  3. #3866ca
  4. #4169c0
  5. #4a6cb7
  6. #5370ae
  7. #5c73a5
  8. #65769c
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265fdc {
  color: #265fdc;
}
Background
.bg-265fdc {
  background-color: #265fdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265fdc {
  border: 2px solid #265fdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265fdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 95 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265fdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265fdc, #4826dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265fdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 95 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.88 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.99 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.22 #d9a023 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#265fdc  rgb(38, 95, 220)  hsl(221, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dca326  rgb(220, 163, 38)  hsl(41, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#dc265f  rgb(220, 38, 95)  hsl(341, 72%, 51%)  Ruby
#5fdc26  rgb(95, 220, 38)  hsl(101, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green