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#3262CE

#3262ce ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3262ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 38.43% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.73% cyan, 52.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 61.42% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #3262ce
  2. #ce9e32

Split complementary

  1. #3262ce
  2. #ce5032
  3. #b0ce32

Analogous

  1. #32b0ce
  2. #3262ce
  3. #5032ce

Triadic

  1. #3262ce
  2. #ce3262
  3. #62ce32

Tetradic

  1. #3262ce
  2. #9e32ce
  3. #ce9e32
  4. #62ce32

Square

  1. #3262ce
  2. #ce32b0
  3. #ce9e32
  4. #32ce50

Monochromatic

  1. #142753
  2. #234591
  3. #3262ce
  4. #7091dd
  5. #adc1ec

Shades

#3262ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3262ce
  2. #2d58b9
  3. #284ea5
  4. #234590
  5. #1e3b7c
  6. #193167
  7. #142752
  8. #0f1d3e
  9. #0a1429
  10. #050a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3262ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3262ce
  2. #4772d3
  3. #5b81d8
  4. #7091dd
  5. #84a1e2
  6. #99b1e7
  7. #adc0eb
  8. #c2d0f0
  9. #d6e0f5
  10. #ebeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3262ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3262ce
  2. #3a65c6
  3. #4268be
  4. #496bb7
  5. #516eaf
  6. #5971a7
  7. #61749f
  8. #697797
  9. #707a90
  10. #787d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57669b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1470d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #236ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3262ce {
  color: #3262ce;
}
Background
.bg-3262ce {
  background-color: #3262ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3262ce {
  border: 2px solid #3262ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3262ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 98 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3262ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3262ce, #5032ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3262ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 98 206 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.73 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.05 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.46 #cd9d31 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3262ce  rgb(50, 98, 206)  hsl(222, 61%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#ce9e32  rgb(206, 158, 50)  hsl(42, 61%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#ce3262  rgb(206, 50, 98)  hsl(342, 61%, 50%)  Dogwood Rose
#62ce32  rgb(98, 206, 50)  hsl(102, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green