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#386AED

#386aed ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#386aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 41.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.37% cyan, 55.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.43°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #386aed
  2. #edbb38

Split complementary

  1. #386aed
  2. #ed6138
  3. #c4ed38

Analogous

  1. #38c4ed
  2. #386aed
  3. #6138ed

Triadic

  1. #386aed
  2. #ed386a
  3. #6aed38

Tetradic

  1. #386aed
  2. #bb38ed
  3. #edbb38
  4. #6aed38

Square

  1. #386aed
  2. #ed38c4
  3. #edbb38
  4. #38ed61

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2c80
  2. #1244c7
  3. #386aed
  4. #7e9ff3
  5. #c4d3fa

Shades

#386aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386aed
  2. #325fd5
  3. #2d55be
  4. #274aa6
  5. #22408e
  6. #1c3577
  7. #162a5f
  8. #112047
  9. #0b152f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#386aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386aed
  2. #4c79ef
  3. #6088f1
  4. #7497f2
  5. #88a6f4
  6. #9cb5f6
  7. #afc3f8
  8. #c3d2fa
  9. #d7e1fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386aed
  2. #3f6ce2
  3. #466ed7
  4. #4e71cc
  5. #5573c1
  6. #5c75b7
  7. #6377ac
  8. #6a79a1
  9. #727c96
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6170b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1375f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386aed {
  color: #386aed;
}
Background
.bg-386aed {
  background-color: #386aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-386aed {
  border: 2px solid #386aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 106 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386aed, #6138ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 106 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.27 #c79512 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#386aed  rgb(56, 106, 237)  hsl(223, 83%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#edbb38  rgb(237, 187, 56)  hsl(43, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ed386a  rgb(237, 56, 106)  hsl(343, 83%, 57%)  Cerise
#6aed38  rgb(106, 237, 56)  hsl(103, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green