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#356DDD

#356ddd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#356ddd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 42.75% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.02% cyan, 50.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 220°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #356ddd
  2. #dda535

Split complementary

  1. #356ddd
  2. #dd5135
  3. #c1dd35

Analogous

  1. #35c1dd
  2. #356ddd
  3. #5135dd

Triadic

  1. #356ddd
  2. #dd356d
  3. #6ddd35

Tetradic

  1. #356ddd
  2. #a535dd
  3. #dda535
  4. #6ddd35

Square

  1. #356ddd
  2. #dd35c1
  3. #dda535
  4. #35dd51

Monochromatic

  1. #112e68
  2. #1c4ba9
  3. #356ddd
  4. #769ce8
  5. #b8ccf3

Shades

#356ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #356ddd
  2. #3062c7
  3. #2a57b1
  4. #254c9b
  5. #204185
  6. #1b376f
  7. #152c58
  8. #102142
  9. #0b162c
  10. #050b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#356ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #356ddd
  2. #497ce0
  3. #5d8ae4
  4. #7299e7
  5. #86a7eb
  6. #9ab6ee
  7. #aec5f1
  8. #c2d3f5
  9. #d7e2f8
  10. #ebf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#356ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #356ddd
  2. #3d6fd4
  3. #4471ca
  4. #4c73c1
  5. #5375b8
  6. #5b77af
  7. #6278a5
  8. #6a7a9c
  9. #717c93
  10. #797e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6070a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #257ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c75df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #076cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-356ddd {
  color: #356ddd;
}
Background
.bg-356ddd {
  background-color: #356ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-356ddd {
  border: 2px solid #356ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #356ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 109 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-356ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #356ddd, #5135dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-356ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 109 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.58 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.61 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.66 #ca9222 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#356ddd  rgb(53, 109, 221)  hsl(220, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#dda535  rgb(221, 165, 53)  hsl(40, 71%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#dd356d  rgb(221, 53, 109)  hsl(340, 71%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6ddd35  rgb(109, 221, 53)  hsl(100, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green