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#265FE2

#265fe2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265fe2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 57.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 221.81°, with 76.42% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #265fe2
  2. #e2a926

Split complementary

  1. #265fe2
  2. #e24b26
  3. #bde226

Analogous

  1. #26bde2
  2. #265fe2
  3. #4b26e2

Triadic

  1. #265fe2
  2. #e2265f
  3. #5fe226

Tetradic

  1. #265fe2
  2. #a926e2
  3. #e2a926
  4. #5fe226

Square

  1. #265fe2
  2. #e226bd
  3. #e2a926
  4. #26e24b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2762
  2. #1642a5
  3. #265fe2
  4. #6991eb
  5. #adc2f4

Shades

#265fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265fe2
  2. #2256cb
  3. #1e4cb5
  4. #1b439e
  5. #173988
  6. #133071
  7. #0f265a
  8. #0b1d44
  9. #08132d
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#265fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265fe2
  2. #3c6fe5
  3. #517fe8
  4. #678feb
  5. #7d9fee
  6. #93aff1
  7. #a8bff3
  8. #becff6
  9. #d4dff9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265fe2
  2. #2f62d8
  3. #3866ce
  4. #4169c5
  5. #4a6cbb
  6. #5370b1
  7. #5c73a7
  8. #65769d
  9. #6e7994
  10. #777d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5665a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265fe2 {
  color: #265fe2;
}
Background
.bg-265fe2 {
  background-color: #265fe2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #265fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 95 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265fe2, #4b26e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 95 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.51 #d9a01d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#265fe2  rgb(38, 95, 226)  hsl(222, 76%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#e2a926  rgb(226, 169, 38)  hsl(42, 76%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#e2265f  rgb(226, 38, 95)  hsl(342, 76%, 52%)  Cerise
#5fe226  rgb(95, 226, 38)  hsl(102, 76%, 52%)  Lime Green