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#3261DC

#3261dc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3261dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 38.04% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.27% cyan, 55.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 223.41°, with 70.83% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #3261dc
  2. #dcad32

Split complementary

  1. #3261dc
  2. #dc5832
  3. #b6dc32

Analogous

  1. #32b6dc
  2. #3261dc
  3. #5832dc

Triadic

  1. #3261dc
  2. #dc3261
  3. #61dc32

Tetradic

  1. #3261dc
  2. #ad32dc
  3. #dcad32
  4. #61dc32

Square

  1. #3261dc
  2. #dc32b6
  3. #dcad32
  4. #32dc58

Monochromatic

  1. #112864
  2. #1c42a5
  3. #3261dc
  4. #7393e7
  5. #b5c6f2

Shades

#3261dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3261dc
  2. #2d57c6
  3. #284eb0
  4. #23449a
  5. #1e3a84
  6. #19316e
  7. #142758
  8. #0f1d42
  9. #0a132c
  10. #050a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#3261dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3261dc
  2. #4771e0
  3. #5b81e3
  4. #7090e7
  5. #84a0ea
  6. #99b0ee
  7. #adc0f1
  8. #c2d0f5
  9. #d6dff8
  10. #ebeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3261dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3261dc
  2. #3a64d3
  3. #4267ca
  4. #496ac0
  5. #516db7
  6. #5971ae
  7. #6174a5
  8. #69779c
  9. #707a92
  10. #787d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5966a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b6cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3261dc {
  color: #3261dc;
}
Background
.bg-3261dc {
  background-color: #3261dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3261dc {
  border: 2px solid #3261dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3261dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 97 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3261dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3261dc, #5832dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3261dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 97 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.49 #cd9e23 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3261dc  rgb(50, 97, 220)  hsl(223, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#dcad32  rgb(220, 173, 50)  hsl(43, 71%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#dc3261  rgb(220, 50, 97)  hsl(343, 71%, 53%)  Cerise
#61dc32  rgb(97, 220, 50)  hsl(103, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green