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#336BED

#336bed ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#336bed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 41.96% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.48% cyan, 54.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.94°, with 83.78% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1733

Complementary

  1. #336bed
  2. #edb533

Split complementary

  1. #336bed
  2. #ed5833
  3. #c8ed33

Analogous

  1. #33c8ed
  2. #336bed
  3. #5833ed

Triadic

  1. #336bed
  2. #ed336b
  3. #6bed33

Tetradic

  1. #336bed
  2. #b533ed
  3. #edb533
  4. #6bed33

Square

  1. #336bed
  2. #ed33c8
  3. #edb533
  4. #33ed58

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2d7c
  2. #1146c2
  3. #336bed
  4. #799ef3
  5. #c0d1f9

Shades

#336bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #336bed
  2. #2e60d5
  3. #2956be
  4. #244ba6
  5. #1f408e
  6. #1a3677
  7. #142b5f
  8. #0f2047
  9. #0a152f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#336bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #336bed
  2. #477aef
  3. #5c89f1
  4. #7097f2
  5. #85a6f4
  6. #99b5f6
  7. #adc4f8
  8. #c2d3fa
  9. #d6e1fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#336bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #336bed
  2. #3b6de2
  3. #426fd7
  4. #4a71cc
  5. #5273c1
  6. #5a76b7
  7. #6178ac
  8. #697aa1
  9. #717c96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6070b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1076f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-336bed {
  color: #336bed;
}
Background
.bg-336bed {
  background-color: #336bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-336bed {
  border: 2px solid #336bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #336bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 107 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-336bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #336bed, #5833ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-336bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 107 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.87 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.98 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.11 #cc9412 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#336bed  rgb(51, 107, 237)  hsl(222, 84%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#edb533  rgb(237, 181, 51)  hsl(42, 84%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ed336b  rgb(237, 51, 107)  hsl(342, 84%, 56%)  Cerise
#6bed33  rgb(107, 237, 51)  hsl(102, 84%, 56%)  Lawn Green