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#3566EA

#3566ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3566ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.35% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 223.76°, with 81.17% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #3566ea
  2. #eab935

Split complementary

  1. #3566ea
  2. #ea5e35
  3. #c0ea35

Analogous

  1. #35c0ea
  2. #3566ea
  3. #5e35ea

Triadic

  1. #3566ea
  2. #ea3566
  3. #66ea35

Tetradic

  1. #3566ea
  2. #b935ea
  3. #eab935
  4. #66ea35

Square

  1. #3566ea
  2. #ea35c0
  3. #eab935
  4. #35ea5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2a79
  2. #1442bf
  3. #3566ea
  4. #7a9af1
  5. #c0cff8

Shades

#3566ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3566ea
  2. #305cd3
  3. #2a52bb
  4. #2547a4
  5. #203d8c
  6. #1b3375
  7. #15295e
  8. #101f46
  9. #0b142f
  10. #050a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3566ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3566ea
  2. #4975ec
  3. #5d85ee
  4. #7294f0
  5. #86a3f2
  6. #9ab3f5
  7. #aec2f7
  8. #c2d1f9
  9. #d7e0fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3566ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3566ea
  2. #3d69df
  3. #446bd5
  4. #4c6eca
  5. #5370c0
  6. #5b73b5
  7. #6276aa
  8. #6a78a0
  9. #717b95
  10. #797d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0172ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3566ea {
  color: #3566ea;
}
Background
.bg-3566ea {
  background-color: #3566ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3566ea {
  border: 2px solid #3566ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3566ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3566ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3566ea, #5e35ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3566ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.40 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.34 #ca9915 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3566ea  rgb(53, 102, 234)  hsl(224, 81%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#eab935  rgb(234, 185, 53)  hsl(44, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ea3566  rgb(234, 53, 102)  hsl(344, 81%, 56%)  Cerise
#66ea35  rgb(102, 234, 53)  hsl(104, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green