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#385CDD

#385cdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#385cdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 36.08% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.66% cyan, 58.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 226.91°, 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #385cdd
  2. #ddb938

Split complementary

  1. #385cdd
  2. #dd6638
  3. #aedd38

Analogous

  1. #38aedd
  2. #385cdd
  3. #6638dd

Triadic

  1. #385cdd
  2. #dd385c
  3. #5cdd38

Tetradic

  1. #385cdd
  2. #b938dd
  3. #ddb938
  4. #5cdd38

Square

  1. #385cdd
  2. #dd38ae
  3. #ddb938
  4. #38dd66

Monochromatic

  1. #12256a
  2. #1d3cab
  3. #385cdd
  4. #7992e8
  5. #bbc7f3

Shades

#385cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385cdd
  2. #3253c7
  3. #2d4ab1
  4. #27409b
  5. #223785
  6. #1c2e6f
  7. #162558
  8. #111c42
  9. #0b122c
  10. #060916
  11. #000000

Tints

#385cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385cdd
  2. #4c6ce0
  3. #607de4
  4. #748de7
  5. #889deb
  6. #9caeee
  7. #afbef1
  8. #c3cef5
  9. #d7def8
  10. #ebeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385cdd
  2. #3f60d4
  3. #4663ca
  4. #4e67c1
  5. #556ab8
  6. #5c6eaf
  7. #6372a5
  8. #6a759c
  9. #727993
  10. #797c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5863a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385cdd {
  color: #385cdd;
}
Background
.bg-385cdd {
  background-color: #385cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385cdd {
  border: 2px solid #385cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 92 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385cdd, #6638dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 92 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #c7a322 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#385cdd  rgb(56, 92, 221)  hsl(227, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#ddb938  rgb(221, 185, 56)  hsl(47, 71%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#dd385c  rgb(221, 56, 92)  hsl(347, 71%, 54%)  Cerise
#5cdd38  rgb(92, 221, 56)  hsl(107, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green