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#336AEC

#336aec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#336aec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.39% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.16°, with 82.96% saturation and 56.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1707

Complementary

  1. #336aec
  2. #ecb533

Split complementary

  1. #336aec
  2. #ec5833
  3. #c7ec33

Analogous

  1. #33c7ec
  2. #336aec
  3. #5833ec

Triadic

  1. #336aec
  2. #ec336a
  3. #6aec33

Tetradic

  1. #336aec
  2. #b533ec
  3. #ecb533
  4. #6aec33

Square

  1. #336aec
  2. #ec33c7
  3. #ecb533
  4. #33ec58

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2c7b
  2. #1246c1
  3. #336aec
  4. #799df3
  5. #bfd0f9

Shades

#336aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336aec
  2. #2e5fd4
  3. #2955bd
  4. #244aa5
  5. #1f408e
  6. #1a3576
  7. #142a5e
  8. #0f2047
  9. #0a152f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#336aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336aec
  2. #4779ee
  3. #5c88f0
  4. #7097f2
  5. #85a6f4
  6. #99b5f6
  7. #adc3f7
  8. #c2d2f9
  9. #d6e1fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336aec
  2. #3b6ce1
  3. #426ed6
  4. #4a71cc
  5. #5273c1
  6. #5a75b6
  7. #6177ab
  8. #6979a0
  9. #717c96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6fb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d75ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336aec {
  color: #336aec;
}
Background
.bg-336aec {
  background-color: #336aec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-336aec {
  border: 2px solid #336aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 106 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336aec, #5833ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 106 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.72 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.30 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.00 #cc9513 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#336aec  rgb(51, 106, 236)  hsl(222, 83%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ecb533  rgb(236, 181, 51)  hsl(42, 83%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ec336a  rgb(236, 51, 106)  hsl(342, 83%, 56%)  Cerise
#6aec33  rgb(106, 236, 51)  hsl(102, 83%, 56%)  Lawn Green