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#3165DD

#3165dd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3165dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 39.61% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.83% cyan, 54.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.86°, with 71.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #3165dd
  2. #dda931

Split complementary

  1. #3165dd
  2. #dd5331
  3. #bbdd31

Analogous

  1. #31bbdd
  2. #3165dd
  3. #5331dd

Triadic

  1. #3165dd
  2. #dd3165
  3. #65dd31

Tetradic

  1. #3165dd
  2. #a931dd
  3. #dda931
  4. #65dd31

Square

  1. #3165dd
  2. #dd31bb
  3. #dda931
  4. #31dd53

Monochromatic

  1. #112a64
  2. #1b45a6
  3. #3165dd
  4. #7396e8
  5. #b4c7f3

Shades

#3165dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3165dd
  2. #2c5bc7
  3. #2751b1
  4. #22479b
  5. #1d3d85
  6. #19336f
  7. #142858
  8. #0f1e42
  9. #0a142c
  10. #050a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3165dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3165dd
  2. #4674e0
  3. #5a84e4
  4. #6f93e7
  5. #83a3eb
  6. #98b2ee
  7. #adc1f1
  8. #c1d1f5
  9. #d6e0f8
  10. #eaf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3165dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3165dd
  2. #3968d4
  3. #416aca
  4. #496dc1
  5. #5170b8
  6. #5973af
  7. #6075a5
  8. #68789c
  9. #707b93
  10. #787d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #176fe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0065dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3165dd {
  color: #3165dd;
}
Background
.bg-3165dd {
  background-color: #3165dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3165dd {
  border: 2px solid #3165dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3165dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 101 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3165dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3165dd, #5331dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3165dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 101 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.06 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.87 #ce9a22 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3165dd  rgb(49, 101, 221)  hsl(222, 72%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#dda931  rgb(221, 169, 49)  hsl(42, 72%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#dd3165  rgb(221, 49, 101)  hsl(342, 72%, 53%)  Cerise
#65dd31  rgb(101, 221, 49)  hsl(102, 72%, 53%)  Lime Green