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#385ADD

#385add ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#385add is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 35.29% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.66% cyan, 59.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 227.64°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #385add
  2. #ddbb38

Split complementary

  1. #385add
  2. #dd6838
  3. #acdd38

Analogous

  1. #38acdd
  2. #385add
  3. #6838dd

Triadic

  1. #385add
  2. #dd385a
  3. #5add38

Tetradic

  1. #385add
  2. #bb38dd
  3. #ddbb38
  4. #5add38

Square

  1. #385add
  2. #dd38ac
  3. #ddbb38
  4. #38dd68

Monochromatic

  1. #12246a
  2. #1d3aab
  3. #385add
  4. #7990e8
  5. #bbc6f3

Shades

#385add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385add
  2. #3251c7
  3. #2d48b1
  4. #273f9b
  5. #223685
  6. #1c2d6f
  7. #162458
  8. #111b42
  9. #0b122c
  10. #060916
  11. #000000

Tints

#385add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385add
  2. #4c6be0
  3. #607be4
  4. #748ce7
  5. #889ceb
  6. #9cadee
  7. #afbdf1
  8. #c3cef5
  9. #d7def8
  10. #ebeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385add
  2. #3f5ed4
  3. #4662ca
  4. #4e65c1
  5. #5569b8
  6. #5c6daf
  7. #6371a5
  8. #6a759c
  9. #727893
  10. #797c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5762a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385add {
  color: #385add;
}
Background
.bg-385add {
  background-color: #385add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385add {
  border: 2px solid #385add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 90 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385add, #6838dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 90 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.11 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.58 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.27 #c7a522 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#385add  rgb(56, 90, 221)  hsl(228, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#ddbb38  rgb(221, 187, 56)  hsl(48, 71%, 54%)  Old Gold
#dd385a  rgb(221, 56, 90)  hsl(348, 71%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5add38  rgb(90, 221, 56)  hsl(108, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green