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#3866EA

#3866ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3866ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.07% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 224.49°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.39.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1628

Complementary

  1. #3866ea
  2. #eabc38

Split complementary

  1. #3866ea
  2. #ea6338
  3. #bfea38

Analogous

  1. #38bfea
  2. #3866ea
  3. #6338ea

Triadic

  1. #3866ea
  2. #ea3866
  3. #66ea38

Tetradic

  1. #3866ea
  2. #bc38ea
  3. #eabc38
  4. #66ea38

Square

  1. #3866ea
  2. #ea38bf
  3. #eabc38
  4. #38ea63

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2a7c
  2. #1441c1
  3. #3866ea
  4. #7d9bf1
  5. #c2d0f9

Shades

#3866ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3866ea
  2. #325cd3
  3. #2d52bb
  4. #2747a4
  5. #223d8c
  6. #1c3375
  7. #16295e
  8. #111f46
  9. #0b142f
  10. #060a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3866ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3866ea
  2. #4c75ec
  3. #6085ee
  4. #7494f0
  5. #88a3f2
  6. #9cb3f5
  7. #afc2f7
  8. #c3d1f9
  9. #d7e0fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3866ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3866ea
  2. #3f69df
  3. #466bd5
  4. #4e6eca
  5. #5570c0
  6. #5c73b5
  7. #6376aa
  8. #6a78a0
  9. #727b95
  10. #797d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0772ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3866ea {
  color: #3866ea;
}
Background
.bg-3866ea {
  background-color: #3866ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3866ea {
  border: 2px solid #3866ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3866ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3866ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3866ea, #6338ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3866ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.99 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.60 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #c79915 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3866ea  rgb(56, 102, 234)  hsl(224, 81%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#eabc38  rgb(234, 188, 56)  hsl(44, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ea3866  rgb(234, 56, 102)  hsl(344, 81%, 57%)  Cerise
#66ea38  rgb(102, 234, 56)  hsl(104, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green