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#346DEC

#346dec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#346dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 42.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.97% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.41°, with 82.88% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #346dec
  2. #ecb334

Split complementary

  1. #346dec
  2. #ec5734
  3. #c9ec34

Analogous

  1. #34c9ec
  2. #346dec
  3. #5734ec

Triadic

  1. #346dec
  2. #ec346d
  3. #6dec34

Tetradic

  1. #346dec
  2. #b334ec
  3. #ecb334
  4. #6dec34

Square

  1. #346dec
  2. #ec34c9
  3. #ecb334
  4. #34ec57

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2e7b
  2. #1248c1
  3. #346dec
  4. #7a9ff3
  5. #c0d2f9

Shades

#346dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #346dec
  2. #2f62d4
  3. #2a57bd
  4. #244ca5
  5. #1f418e
  6. #1a3776
  7. #152c5e
  8. #102147
  9. #0a162f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#346dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #346dec
  2. #487cee
  3. #5d8af0
  4. #7199f2
  5. #85a7f4
  6. #9ab6f6
  7. #aec5f7
  8. #c2d3f9
  9. #d6e2fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#346dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #346dec
  2. #3c6fe1
  3. #4371d6
  4. #4b73cc
  5. #5275c1
  6. #5a77b6
  7. #6278ab
  8. #697aa0
  9. #717c96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6172b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a77ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-346dec {
  color: #346dec;
}
Background
.bg-346dec {
  background-color: #346dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-346dec {
  border: 2px solid #346dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #346dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-346dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #346dec, #5734ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-346dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.44 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.74 #cb9213 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#346dec  rgb(52, 109, 236)  hsl(221, 83%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ecb334  rgb(236, 179, 52)  hsl(41, 83%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ec346d  rgb(236, 52, 109)  hsl(341, 83%, 56%)  Cerise
#6dec34  rgb(109, 236, 52)  hsl(101, 83%, 56%)  Lawn Green