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#356AED

#356aed ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#356aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.64% cyan, 55.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.72°, with 83.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1718

Complementary

  1. #356aed
  2. #edb835

Split complementary

  1. #356aed
  2. #ed5c35
  3. #c6ed35

Analogous

  1. #35c6ed
  2. #356aed
  3. #5c35ed

Triadic

  1. #356aed
  2. #ed356a
  3. #6aed35

Tetradic

  1. #356aed
  2. #b835ed
  3. #edb835
  4. #6aed35

Square

  1. #356aed
  2. #ed35c6
  3. #edb835
  4. #35ed5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2c7e
  2. #1145c4
  3. #356aed
  4. #7b9ef3
  5. #c1d2fa

Shades

#356aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #356aed
  2. #305fd5
  3. #2a55be
  4. #254aa6
  5. #20408e
  6. #1b3577
  7. #152a5f
  8. #102047
  9. #0b152f
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#356aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #356aed
  2. #4979ef
  3. #5d88f1
  4. #7297f2
  5. #86a6f4
  6. #9ab5f6
  7. #aec3f8
  8. #c2d2fa
  9. #d7e1fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#356aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #356aed
  2. #3d6ce2
  3. #446ed7
  4. #4c71cc
  5. #5373c1
  6. #5b75b7
  7. #6277ac
  8. #6a79a1
  9. #717c96
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6070b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e75f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-356aed {
  color: #356aed;
}
Background
.bg-356aed {
  background-color: #356aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-356aed {
  border: 2px solid #356aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #356aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 106 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-356aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #356aed, #5c35ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-356aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 106 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.35 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.16 #ca9512 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#356aed  rgb(53, 106, 237)  hsl(223, 84%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#edb835  rgb(237, 184, 53)  hsl(43, 84%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ed356a  rgb(237, 53, 106)  hsl(343, 84%, 57%)  Cerise
#6aed35  rgb(106, 237, 53)  hsl(103, 84%, 57%)  Lawn Green