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#306AEF

#306aef ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#306aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 41.57% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.92% cyan, 55.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.78°, with 85.65% saturation and 56.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.1717

Complementary

  1. #306aef
  2. #efb530

Split complementary

  1. #306aef
  2. #ef5530
  3. #c9ef30

Analogous

  1. #30c9ef
  2. #306aef
  3. #5530ef

Triadic

  1. #306aef
  2. #ef306a
  3. #6aef30

Tetradic

  1. #306aef
  2. #b530ef
  3. #efb530
  4. #6aef30

Square

  1. #306aef
  2. #ef30c9
  3. #efb530
  4. #30ef55

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2c7c
  2. #0f46c3
  3. #306aef
  4. #779df4
  5. #bed0fa

Shades

#306aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #306aef
  2. #2b5fd7
  3. #2655bf
  4. #224aa7
  5. #1d408f
  6. #183578
  7. #132a60
  8. #0e2048
  9. #0a1530
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#306aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #306aef
  2. #4579f1
  3. #5988f2
  4. #6e97f4
  5. #83a6f5
  6. #98b5f7
  7. #acc3f9
  8. #c1d2fa
  9. #d6e1fc
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#306aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #306aef
  2. #386ce4
  3. #406ed9
  4. #4871ce
  5. #5073c3
  6. #5875b8
  7. #6077ac
  8. #6879a1
  9. #707c96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f70b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-306aef {
  color: #306aef;
}
Background
.bg-306aef {
  background-color: #306aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-306aef {
  border: 2px solid #306aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #306aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 106 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-306aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #306aef, #5530ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-306aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 106 239 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.66 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.07 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.21 #cf9510 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#306aef  rgb(48, 106, 239)  hsl(222, 86%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#efb530  rgb(239, 181, 48)  hsl(42, 86%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ef306a  rgb(239, 48, 106)  hsl(342, 86%, 56%)  Cerise
#6aef30  rgb(106, 239, 48)  hsl(102, 86%, 56%)  Lawn Green