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#386CED

#386ced ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#386ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 42.35% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.37% cyan, 54.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.76°, 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #386ced
  2. #edb938

Split complementary

  1. #386ced
  2. #ed5e38
  3. #c7ed38

Analogous

  1. #38c7ed
  2. #386ced
  3. #5e38ed

Triadic

  1. #386ced
  2. #ed386c
  3. #6ced38

Tetradic

  1. #386ced
  2. #b938ed
  3. #edb938
  4. #6ced38

Square

  1. #386ced
  2. #ed38c7
  3. #edb938
  4. #38ed5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2d80
  2. #1246c7
  3. #386ced
  4. #7ea0f3
  5. #c4d4fa

Shades

#386ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386ced
  2. #3261d5
  3. #2d56be
  4. #274ca6
  5. #22418e
  6. #1c3677
  7. #162b5f
  8. #112047
  9. #0b162f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#386ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386ced
  2. #4c7bef
  3. #6089f1
  4. #7498f2
  5. #88a7f4
  6. #9cb6f6
  7. #afc4f8
  8. #c3d3fa
  9. #d7e2fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386ced
  2. #3f6ee2
  3. #4670d7
  4. #4e72cc
  5. #5574c1
  6. #5c76b7
  7. #6378ac
  8. #6a7aa1
  9. #727c96
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6271b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a77f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386ced {
  color: #386ced;
}
Background
.bg-386ced {
  background-color: #386ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-386ced {
  border: 2px solid #386ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 108 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386ced, #5e38ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 108 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.98 #c79312 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#386ced  rgb(56, 108, 237)  hsl(223, 83%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#edb938  rgb(237, 185, 56)  hsl(43, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ed386c  rgb(237, 56, 108)  hsl(343, 83%, 57%)  Cerise
#6ced38  rgb(108, 237, 56)  hsl(103, 83%, 57%)  Lawn Green