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#385ECC

#385ecc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#385ecc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 36.86% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.55% cyan, 53.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 224.59°, with 59.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #385ecc
  2. #cca638

Split complementary

  1. #385ecc
  2. #cc5c38
  3. #a8cc38

Analogous

  1. #38a8cc
  2. #385ecc
  3. #5c38cc

Triadic

  1. #385ecc
  2. #cc385e
  3. #5ecc38

Tetradic

  1. #385ecc
  2. #a638cc
  3. #cca638
  4. #5ecc38

Square

  1. #385ecc
  2. #cc38a8
  3. #cca638
  4. #38cc5c

Monochromatic

  1. #162655
  2. #254192
  3. #385ecc
  4. #758fdc
  5. #b2c1eb

Shades

#385ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385ecc
  2. #3255b8
  3. #2d4ba3
  4. #27428f
  5. #22387a
  6. #1c2f66
  7. #162652
  8. #111c3d
  9. #0b1329
  10. #060914
  11. #000000

Tints

#385ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385ecc
  2. #4c6ed1
  3. #607ed6
  4. #748edb
  5. #889ee0
  6. #9cafe6
  7. #afbfeb
  8. #c3cff0
  9. #d7dff5
  10. #ebeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385ecc
  2. #3f61c4
  3. #4665bd
  4. #4e68b5
  5. #556cae
  6. #5c6fa6
  7. #63729e
  8. #6a7697
  9. #72798f
  10. #797d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2267ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385ecc {
  color: #385ecc;
}
Background
.bg-385ecc {
  background-color: #385ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385ecc {
  border: 2px solid #385ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 94 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385ecc, #5c38cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 94 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.67 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.45 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.74 #c7a133 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#385ecc  rgb(56, 94, 204)  hsl(225, 59%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#cca638  rgb(204, 166, 56)  hsl(45, 59%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#cc385e  rgb(204, 56, 94)  hsl(345, 59%, 51%)  Cerise
#5ecc38  rgb(94, 204, 56)  hsl(105, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green