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#385FDB

#385fdb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#385fdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 37.25% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.43% cyan, 56.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 225.64°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1414

Complementary

  1. #385fdb
  2. #dbb438

Split complementary

  1. #385fdb
  2. #db6238
  3. #b1db38

Analogous

  1. #38b1db
  2. #385fdb
  3. #6238db

Triadic

  1. #385fdb
  2. #db385f
  3. #5fdb38

Tetradic

  1. #385fdb
  2. #b438db
  3. #dbb438
  4. #5fdb38

Square

  1. #385fdb
  2. #db38b1
  3. #dbb438
  4. #38db62

Monochromatic

  1. #132767
  2. #1e3fa8
  3. #385fdb
  4. #7993e7
  5. #bac7f2

Shades

#385fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385fdb
  2. #3256c5
  3. #2d4caf
  4. #274399
  5. #223983
  6. #1c306e
  7. #162658
  8. #111d42
  9. #0b132c
  10. #060a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#385fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385fdb
  2. #4c6fdf
  3. #607fe2
  4. #748fe6
  5. #889fe9
  6. #9cafed
  7. #afbff1
  8. #c3cff4
  9. #d7dff8
  10. #ebeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385fdb
  2. #3f62d2
  3. #4666c9
  4. #4e69c0
  5. #556cb7
  6. #5c70ae
  7. #6373a4
  8. #6a769b
  9. #727992
  10. #797d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5965a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f6ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385fdb {
  color: #385fdb;
}
Background
.bg-385fdb {
  background-color: #385fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385fdb {
  border: 2px solid #385fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 95 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385fdb, #6238db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 95 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.51 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.71 #c7a024 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#385fdb  rgb(56, 95, 219)  hsl(226, 69%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#dbb438  rgb(219, 180, 56)  hsl(46, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#db385f  rgb(219, 56, 95)  hsl(346, 69%, 54%)  Cerise
#5fdb38  rgb(95, 219, 56)  hsl(106, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green