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#356AEE

#356aee ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#356aee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.73% cyan, 55.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 222.81°, with 84.47% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1724

Complementary

  1. #356aee
  2. #eeb935

Split complementary

  1. #356aee
  2. #ee5d35
  3. #c7ee35

Analogous

  1. #35c7ee
  2. #356aee
  3. #5d35ee

Triadic

  1. #356aee
  2. #ee356a
  3. #6aee35

Tetradic

  1. #356aee
  2. #b935ee
  3. #eeb935
  4. #6aee35

Square

  1. #356aee
  2. #ee35c7
  3. #eeb935
  4. #35ee5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2c7f
  2. #1145c6
  3. #356aee
  4. #7c9ef4
  5. #c2d2fa

Shades

#356aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #356aee
  2. #305fd6
  3. #2a55be
  4. #254aa7
  5. #20408f
  6. #1b3577
  7. #152a5f
  8. #102047
  9. #0b1530
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#356aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #356aee
  2. #4979f0
  3. #5d88f1
  4. #7297f3
  5. #86a6f5
  6. #9ab5f7
  7. #aec3f8
  8. #c2d2fa
  9. #d7e1fc
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#356aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #356aee
  2. #3d6ce3
  3. #446ed8
  4. #4c71cd
  5. #5373c2
  6. #5b75b7
  7. #6277ac
  8. #6a79a1
  9. #717c96
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6070b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b75f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-356aee {
  color: #356aee;
}
Background
.bg-356aee {
  background-color: #356aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-356aee {
  border: 2px solid #356aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #356aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 106 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-356aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #356aee, #5d35ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-356aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 106 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.30 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.86 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.26 #ca9511 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#356aee  rgb(53, 106, 238)  hsl(223, 84%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#eeb935  rgb(238, 185, 53)  hsl(43, 84%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ee356a  rgb(238, 53, 106)  hsl(343, 84%, 57%)  Cerise
#6aee35  rgb(106, 238, 53)  hsl(103, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green