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#386CD0

#386cd0 ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#386cd0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 42.35% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.08% cyan, 48.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 219.47°, with 61.79% saturation and 51.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #386cd0
  2. #d09c38

Split complementary

  1. #386cd0
  2. #d05038
  3. #b8d038

Analogous

  1. #38b8d0
  2. #386cd0
  3. #5038d0

Triadic

  1. #386cd0
  2. #d0386c
  3. #6cd038

Tetradic

  1. #386cd0
  2. #9c38d0
  3. #d09c38
  4. #6cd038

Square

  1. #386cd0
  2. #d038b8
  3. #d09c38
  4. #38d050

Monochromatic

  1. #152d5a
  2. #244b98
  3. #386cd0
  4. #769adf
  5. #b4c7ed

Shades

#386cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386cd0
  2. #3261bb
  3. #2d56a6
  4. #274c92
  5. #22417d
  6. #1c3668
  7. #162b53
  8. #11203e
  9. #0b162a
  10. #060b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#386cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386cd0
  2. #4c7bd5
  3. #6089d9
  4. #7498de
  5. #88a7e3
  6. #9cb6e8
  7. #afc4ec
  8. #c3d3f1
  9. #d7e2f6
  10. #ebf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386cd0
  2. #3f6ec8
  3. #4670c0
  4. #4e72b8
  5. #5574b0
  6. #5c76a8
  7. #6378a0
  8. #6a7a98
  9. #727c90
  10. #797e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3477d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3673d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #226acf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386cd0 {
  color: #386cd0;
}
Background
.bg-386cd0 {
  background-color: #386cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-386cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #386cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 108 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 62% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386cd0, #5038d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 108 208 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.26 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.41 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.53 #c7932f Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#386cd0  rgb(56, 108, 208)  hsl(219, 62%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#d09c38  rgb(208, 156, 56)  hsl(39, 62%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#d0386c  rgb(208, 56, 108)  hsl(339, 62%, 52%)  Dogwood Rose
#6cd038  rgb(108, 208, 56)  hsl(99, 62%, 52%)  Lime Green