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#3966EA

#3966ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3966ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.64% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 224.75°, with 80.82% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #3966ea
  2. #eabd39

Split complementary

  1. #3966ea
  2. #ea6539
  3. #beea39

Analogous

  1. #39beea
  2. #3966ea
  3. #6539ea

Triadic

  1. #3966ea
  2. #ea3966
  3. #66ea39

Tetradic

  1. #3966ea
  2. #bd39ea
  3. #eabd39
  4. #66ea39

Square

  1. #3966ea
  2. #ea39be
  3. #eabd39
  4. #39ea65

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2a7d
  2. #1541c2
  3. #3966ea
  4. #7e9bf1
  5. #c3d1f9

Shades

#3966ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3966ea
  2. #335cd3
  3. #2e52bb
  4. #2847a4
  5. #223d8c
  6. #1d3375
  7. #17295e
  8. #111f46
  9. #0b142f
  10. #060a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3966ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3966ea
  2. #4d75ec
  3. #6185ee
  4. #7494f0
  5. #88a3f2
  6. #9cb3f5
  7. #b0c2f7
  8. #c4d1f9
  9. #d7e0fb
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3966ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3966ea
  2. #4069df
  3. #476bd5
  4. #4e6eca
  5. #5570c0
  6. #5d73b5
  7. #6476aa
  8. #6b78a0
  9. #727b95
  10. #797d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0972ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3966ea {
  color: #3966ea;
}
Background
.bg-3966ea {
  background-color: #3966ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3966ea {
  border: 2px solid #3966ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3966ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3966ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3966ea, #6539ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3966ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.91 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.09 #c69915 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3966ea  rgb(57, 102, 234)  hsl(225, 81%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#eabd39  rgb(234, 189, 57)  hsl(45, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#ea3966  rgb(234, 57, 102)  hsl(345, 81%, 57%)  Cerise
#66ea39  rgb(102, 234, 57)  hsl(105, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green