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#305CDC

#305cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#305cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 36.08% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.18% cyan, 58.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 224.65°, with 71.07% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.45.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1345

Complementary

  1. #305cdc
  2. #dcb030

Split complementary

  1. #305cdc
  2. #dc5a30
  3. #b2dc30

Analogous

  1. #30b2dc
  2. #305cdc
  3. #5a30dc

Triadic

  1. #305cdc
  2. #dc305c
  3. #5cdc30

Tetradic

  1. #305cdc
  2. #b030dc
  3. #dcb030
  4. #5cdc30

Square

  1. #305cdc
  2. #dc30b2
  3. #dcb030
  4. #30dc5a

Monochromatic

  1. #112662
  2. #1c3fa4
  3. #305cdc
  4. #7190e7
  5. #b3c3f2

Shades

#305cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #305cdc
  2. #2b53c6
  3. #264ab0
  4. #22409a
  5. #1d3784
  6. #182e6e
  7. #132558
  8. #0e1c42
  9. #0a122c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#305cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #305cdc
  2. #456ce0
  3. #597de3
  4. #6e8de7
  5. #839dea
  6. #98aeee
  7. #acbef1
  8. #c1cef5
  9. #d6def8
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#305cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #305cdc
  2. #3860d3
  3. #4063ca
  4. #4867c0
  5. #506ab7
  6. #586eae
  7. #6072a5
  8. #68759c
  9. #707992
  10. #787c89
  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 #5663a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-305cdc {
  color: #305cdc;
}
Background
.bg-305cdc {
  background-color: #305cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-305cdc {
  border: 2px solid #305cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #305cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 92 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-305cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #305cdc, #5a30dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-305cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 92 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.17 #cfa323 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#305cdc  rgb(48, 92, 220)  hsl(225, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#dcb030  rgb(220, 176, 48)  hsl(45, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#dc305c  rgb(220, 48, 92)  hsl(345, 71%, 53%)  Cerise
#5cdc30  rgb(92, 220, 48)  hsl(105, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green