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#3960CD

#3960cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3960cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 37.65% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.2% cyan, 53.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 224.19°, with 59.68% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #3960cd
  2. #cda639

Split complementary

  1. #3960cd
  2. #cd5c39
  3. #aacd39

Analogous

  1. #39aacd
  2. #3960cd
  3. #5c39cd

Triadic

  1. #3960cd
  2. #cd3960
  3. #60cd39

Tetradic

  1. #3960cd
  2. #a639cd
  3. #cda639
  4. #60cd39

Square

  1. #3960cd
  2. #cd39aa
  3. #cda639
  4. #39cd5c

Monochromatic

  1. #162757
  2. #254394
  3. #3960cd
  4. #7691dc
  5. #b3c2ec

Shades

#3960cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3960cd
  2. #3356b9
  3. #2e4da4
  4. #284390
  5. #223a7b
  6. #1d3067
  7. #172652
  8. #111d3e
  9. #0b1329
  10. #060a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3960cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3960cd
  2. #4d70d2
  3. #6180d7
  4. #7490dc
  5. #88a0e1
  6. #9cb0e6
  7. #b0bfeb
  8. #c4cff0
  9. #d7dff5
  10. #ebeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3960cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3960cd
  2. #4063c5
  3. #4766be
  4. #4e6ab6
  5. #556dae
  6. #5d70a7
  7. #64739f
  8. #6b7697
  9. #727a8f
  10. #797d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58649b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e6ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2569cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0860cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3960cd {
  color: #3960cd;
}
Background
.bg-3960cd {
  background-color: #3960cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3960cd {
  border: 2px solid #3960cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3960cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 96 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3960cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3960cd, #5c39cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3960cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 96 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.16 #c69f32 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3960cd  rgb(57, 96, 205)  hsl(224, 60%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#cda639  rgb(205, 166, 57)  hsl(44, 60%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3960  rgb(205, 57, 96)  hsl(344, 60%, 51%)  Cerise
#60cd39  rgb(96, 205, 57)  hsl(104, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green