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#356ADD

#356add ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#356add is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 41.57% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.02% cyan, 52.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.07°, with 71.19% saturation and 53.73% 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 1.77.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1629

Complementary

  1. #356add
  2. #dda835

Split complementary

  1. #356add
  2. #dd5435
  3. #bedd35

Analogous

  1. #35bedd
  2. #356add
  3. #5435dd

Triadic

  1. #356add
  2. #dd356a
  3. #6add35

Tetradic

  1. #356add
  2. #a835dd
  3. #dda835
  4. #6add35

Square

  1. #356add
  2. #dd35be
  3. #dda835
  4. #35dd54

Monochromatic

  1. #112d68
  2. #1c49a9
  3. #356add
  4. #769ae8
  5. #b8cbf3

Shades

#356add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #356add
  2. #305fc7
  3. #2a55b1
  4. #254a9b
  5. #204085
  6. #1b356f
  7. #152a58
  8. #102042
  9. #0b152c
  10. #050b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#356add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #356add
  2. #4979e0
  3. #5d88e4
  4. #7297e7
  5. #86a6eb
  6. #9ab5ee
  7. #aec3f1
  8. #c2d2f5
  9. #d7e1f8
  10. #ebf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#356add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #356add
  2. #3d6cd4
  3. #446eca
  4. #4c71c1
  5. #5373b8
  6. #5b75af
  7. #6277a5
  8. #6a799c
  9. #717c93
  10. #797e89
  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 #5e6ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1878e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2673df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-356add {
  color: #356add;
}
Background
.bg-356add {
  background-color: #356add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-356add {
  border: 2px solid #356add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #356add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 106 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-356add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #356add, #5435dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-356add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 106 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.24 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.59 #ca9522 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#356add  rgb(53, 106, 221)  hsl(221, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#dda835  rgb(221, 168, 53)  hsl(41, 71%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#dd356a  rgb(221, 53, 106)  hsl(341, 71%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6add35  rgb(106, 221, 53)  hsl(101, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green