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#326AE5

#326ae5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#326ae5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 41.57% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.17% cyan, 53.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 221.23°, with 77.49% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #326ae5
  2. #e5ad32

Split complementary

  1. #326ae5
  2. #e55432
  3. #c4e532

Analogous

  1. #32c4e5
  2. #326ae5
  3. #5432e5

Triadic

  1. #326ae5
  2. #e5326a
  3. #6ae532

Tetradic

  1. #326ae5
  2. #ad32e5
  3. #e5ad32
  4. #6ae532

Square

  1. #326ae5
  2. #e532c4
  3. #e5ad32
  4. #32e554

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2d70
  2. #1748b4
  3. #326ae5
  4. #769bee
  5. #bacdf6

Shades

#326ae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #326ae5
  2. #2d5fce
  3. #2855b7
  4. #234aa0
  5. #1e4089
  6. #193573
  7. #142a5c
  8. #0f2045
  9. #0a152e
  10. #050b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#326ae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #326ae5
  2. #4779e8
  3. #5b88ea
  4. #7097ed
  5. #84a6ef
  6. #99b5f2
  7. #adc3f5
  8. #c2d2f7
  9. #d6e1fa
  10. #ebf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#326ae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #326ae5
  2. #3a6cdb
  3. #426ed1
  4. #4971c7
  5. #5173bd
  6. #5975b3
  7. #6177a8
  8. #69799e
  9. #707c94
  10. #787e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ae9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a74e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ae4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-326ae5 {
  color: #326ae5;
}
Background
.bg-326ae5 {
  background-color: #326ae5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-326ae5 {
  border: 2px solid #326ae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #326ae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 106 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 77% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-326ae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #326ae5, #5432e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-326ae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 106 229 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.86 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.82 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.28 #cd951a Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#326ae5  rgb(50, 106, 229)  hsl(221, 77%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#e5ad32  rgb(229, 173, 50)  hsl(41, 77%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#e5326a  rgb(229, 50, 106)  hsl(341, 77%, 55%)  Cerise
#6ae532  rgb(106, 229, 50)  hsl(101, 77%, 55%)  Lawn Green