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#336ADE

#336ade ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#336ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 41.57% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.03% cyan, 52.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 220.7°, with 72.15% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1629

Complementary

  1. #336ade
  2. #dea733

Split complementary

  1. #336ade
  2. #de5133
  3. #c0de33

Analogous

  1. #33c0de
  2. #336ade
  3. #5133de

Triadic

  1. #336ade
  2. #de336a
  3. #6ade33

Tetradic

  1. #336ade
  2. #a733de
  3. #dea733
  4. #6ade33

Square

  1. #336ade
  2. #de33c0
  3. #dea733
  4. #33de51

Monochromatic

  1. #112d67
  2. #1b49a9
  3. #336ade
  4. #759ae9
  5. #b7caf3

Shades

#336ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336ade
  2. #2e5fc8
  3. #2955b2
  4. #244a9b
  5. #1f4085
  6. #1a356f
  7. #142a59
  8. #0f2043
  9. #0a152c
  10. #050b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#336ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336ade
  2. #4779e1
  3. #5c88e5
  4. #7097e8
  5. #85a6eb
  6. #99b5ef
  7. #adc3f2
  8. #c2d2f5
  9. #d6e1f8
  10. #ebf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336ade
  2. #3b6cd5
  3. #426ecb
  4. #4a71c2
  5. #5273b8
  6. #5a75af
  7. #6177a6
  8. #69799c
  9. #717c93
  10. #787e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1479e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00869a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2473e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336ade {
  color: #336ade;
}
Background
.bg-336ade {
  background-color: #336ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-336ade {
  border: 2px solid #336ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 106 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336ade, #5133de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 106 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.87 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.63 #cc9521 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#336ade  rgb(51, 106, 222)  hsl(221, 72%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#dea733  rgb(222, 167, 51)  hsl(41, 72%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#de336a  rgb(222, 51, 106)  hsl(341, 72%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6ade33  rgb(106, 222, 51)  hsl(101, 72%, 54%)  Lime Green