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#396BEE

#396bee ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#396bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 41.96% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.05% cyan, 55.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.43°, with 84.19% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1756

Complementary

  1. #396bee
  2. #eebc39

Split complementary

  1. #396bee
  2. #ee6139
  3. #c5ee39

Analogous

  1. #39c5ee
  2. #396bee
  3. #6139ee

Triadic

  1. #396bee
  2. #ee396b
  3. #6bee39

Tetradic

  1. #396bee
  2. #bc39ee
  3. #eebc39
  4. #6bee39

Square

  1. #396bee
  2. #ee39c5
  3. #eebc39
  4. #39ee61

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2c83
  2. #1144c9
  3. #396bee
  4. #7fa0f4
  5. #c6d4fa

Shades

#396bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396bee
  2. #3360d6
  3. #2e56be
  4. #284ba7
  5. #22408f
  6. #1d3677
  7. #172b5f
  8. #112047
  9. #0b1530
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#396bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396bee
  2. #4d7af0
  3. #6189f1
  4. #7497f3
  5. #88a6f5
  6. #9cb5f7
  7. #b0c4f8
  8. #c4d3fa
  9. #d7e1fc
  10. #ebf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396bee
  2. #406de3
  3. #476fd8
  4. #4e71cd
  5. #5573c2
  6. #5d76b7
  7. #6478ac
  8. #6b7aa1
  9. #727c96
  10. #797e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6271b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1676f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396bee {
  color: #396bee;
}
Background
.bg-396bee {
  background-color: #396bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-396bee {
  border: 2px solid #396bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 107 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396bee, #6139ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 107 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.25 #c69411 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#396bee  rgb(57, 107, 238)  hsl(223, 84%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#eebc39  rgb(238, 188, 57)  hsl(43, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ee396b  rgb(238, 57, 107)  hsl(343, 84%, 58%)  Cerise
#6bee39  rgb(107, 238, 57)  hsl(103, 84%, 58%)  Neon Green