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#3259DA

#3259da ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3259da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 34.9% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.06% cyan, 59.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 226.07°, with 69.42% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #3259da
  2. #dab332

Split complementary

  1. #3259da
  2. #da5f32
  3. #adda32

Analogous

  1. #32adda
  2. #3259da
  3. #5f32da

Triadic

  1. #3259da
  2. #da3259
  3. #59da32

Tetradic

  1. #3259da
  2. #b332da
  3. #dab332
  4. #59da32

Square

  1. #3259da
  2. #da32ad
  3. #dab332
  4. #32da5f

Monochromatic

  1. #122461
  2. #1d3ca2
  3. #3259da
  4. #738de6
  5. #b4c2f1

Shades

#3259da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3259da
  2. #2d50c4
  3. #2847ae
  4. #233e99
  5. #1e3583
  6. #192d6d
  7. #142457
  8. #0f1b41
  9. #0a122c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#3259da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3259da
  2. #476ade
  3. #5b7ae1
  4. #708be5
  5. #849be9
  6. #99aced
  7. #adbdf0
  8. #c2cdf4
  9. #d6def8
  10. #ebeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3259da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3259da
  2. #3a5dd1
  3. #4261c8
  4. #4965bf
  5. #5169b6
  6. #596dad
  7. #6170a4
  8. #69749b
  9. #707892
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5560a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3259da {
  color: #3259da;
}
Background
.bg-3259da {
  background-color: #3259da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3259da {
  border: 2px solid #3259da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3259da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 89 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 69% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3259da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3259da, #5f32da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3259da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 89 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #cda625 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3259da  rgb(50, 89, 218)  hsl(226, 69%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#dab332  rgb(218, 179, 50)  hsl(46, 69%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#da3259  rgb(218, 50, 89)  hsl(346, 69%, 53%)  Cerise
#59da32  rgb(89, 218, 50)  hsl(106, 69%, 53%)  Lime Green