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#356BE2

#356be2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#356be2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 41.96% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.55% cyan, 52.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 221.27°, with 74.89% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #356be2
  2. #e2ac35

Split complementary

  1. #356be2
  2. #e25635
  3. #c2e235

Analogous

  1. #35c2e2
  2. #356be2
  3. #5635e2

Triadic

  1. #356be2
  2. #e2356b
  3. #6be235

Tetradic

  1. #356be2
  2. #ac35e2
  3. #e2ac35
  4. #6be235

Square

  1. #356be2
  2. #e235c2
  3. #e2ac35
  4. #35e256

Monochromatic

  1. #102d6e
  2. #1949b1
  3. #356be2
  4. #789cec
  5. #bbcdf5

Shades

#356be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #356be2
  2. #3060cb
  3. #2a56b5
  4. #254b9e
  5. #204088
  6. #1b3671
  7. #152b5a
  8. #102044
  9. #0b152d
  10. #050b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#356be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #356be2
  2. #497ae5
  3. #5d89e8
  4. #7297eb
  5. #86a6ee
  6. #9ab5f1
  7. #aec4f3
  8. #c2d3f6
  9. #d7e1f9
  10. #ebf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#356be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #356be2
  2. #3d6dd8
  3. #446fce
  4. #4c71c5
  5. #5373bb
  6. #5b76b1
  7. #6278a7
  8. #6a7a9d
  9. #717c94
  10. #797e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e7ae6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2374e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006be1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-356be2 {
  color: #356be2;
}
Background
.bg-356be2 {
  background-color: #356be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-356be2 {
  border: 2px solid #356be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #356be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 107 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-356be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #356be2, #5635e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-356be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 107 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.83 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.09 #ca941d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#356be2  rgb(53, 107, 226)  hsl(221, 75%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#e2ac35  rgb(226, 172, 53)  hsl(41, 75%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#e2356b  rgb(226, 53, 107)  hsl(341, 75%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6be235  rgb(107, 226, 53)  hsl(101, 75%, 55%)  Lawn Green