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#306ACE

#306ace ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#306ace is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 41.57% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.7% cyan, 48.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 217.97°, with 62.2% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #306ace
  2. #ce9430

Split complementary

  1. #306ace
  2. #ce4530
  3. #b9ce30

Analogous

  1. #30b9ce
  2. #306ace
  3. #4530ce

Triadic

  1. #306ace
  2. #ce306a
  3. #6ace30

Tetradic

  1. #306ace
  2. #9430ce
  3. #ce9430
  4. #6ace30

Square

  1. #306ace
  2. #ce30b9
  3. #ce9430
  4. #30ce45

Monochromatic

  1. #132a52
  2. #224a90
  3. #306ace
  4. #6d96dd
  5. #abc3ec

Shades

#306ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306ace
  2. #2b5fb9
  3. #2655a5
  4. #224a90
  5. #1d407c
  6. #183567
  7. #132a52
  8. #0e203e
  9. #0a1529
  10. #050b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#306ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306ace
  2. #4579d3
  3. #5988d8
  4. #6e97dd
  5. #83a6e2
  6. #98b5e7
  7. #acc3eb
  8. #c1d2f0
  9. #d6e1f5
  10. #eaf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306ace
  2. #386cc6
  3. #406ebe
  4. #4871b7
  5. #5073af
  6. #5875a7
  7. #60779f
  8. #687997
  9. #707c90
  10. #787e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3075d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3071d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1768cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306ace {
  color: #306ace;
}
Background
.bg-306ace {
  background-color: #306ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-306ace {
  border: 2px solid #306ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 106 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306ace, #4530ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 106 206 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.10 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.05 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.44 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.79 #cf9531 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#306ace  rgb(48, 106, 206)  hsl(218, 62%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#ce9430  rgb(206, 148, 48)  hsl(38, 62%, 50%)  Gamboge
#ce306a  rgb(206, 48, 106)  hsl(338, 62%, 50%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ace30  rgb(106, 206, 48)  hsl(98, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green