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#386DDE

#386dde ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#386dde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 42.75% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.77% cyan, 50.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 220.84°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #386dde
  2. #dea938

Split complementary

  1. #386dde
  2. #de5638
  3. #c0de38

Analogous

  1. #38c0de
  2. #386dde
  3. #5638de

Triadic

  1. #386dde
  2. #de386d
  3. #6dde38

Tetradic

  1. #386dde
  2. #a938de
  3. #dea938
  4. #6dde38

Square

  1. #386dde
  2. #de38c0
  3. #dea938
  4. #38de56

Monochromatic

  1. #122e6b
  2. #1d4bad
  3. #386dde
  4. #7a9de9
  5. #bbcdf4

Shades

#386dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #386dde
  2. #3262c8
  3. #2d57b2
  4. #274c9b
  5. #224185
  6. #1c376f
  7. #162c59
  8. #112143
  9. #0b162c
  10. #060b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#386dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #386dde
  2. #4c7ce1
  3. #608ae5
  4. #7499e8
  5. #88a7eb
  6. #9cb6ef
  7. #afc5f2
  8. #c3d3f5
  9. #d7e2f8
  10. #ebf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#386dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #386dde
  2. #3f6fd5
  3. #4671cb
  4. #4e73c2
  5. #5575b8
  6. #5c77af
  7. #6378a6
  8. #6a7a9c
  9. #727c93
  10. #797e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6070a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #247be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d75e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c6cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-386dde {
  color: #386dde;
}
Background
.bg-386dde {
  background-color: #386dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-386dde {
  border: 2px solid #386dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #386dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 109 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-386dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #386dde, #5638de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-386dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 109 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.16 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.85 #c79221 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#386dde  rgb(56, 109, 222)  hsl(221, 72%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#dea938  rgb(222, 169, 56)  hsl(41, 72%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#de386d  rgb(222, 56, 109)  hsl(341, 72%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6dde38  rgb(109, 222, 56)  hsl(101, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green