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#396EE3

#396ee3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#396ee3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 43.14% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 51.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 221.29°, with 75.22% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #396ee3
  2. #e3ae39

Split complementary

  1. #396ee3
  2. #e35939
  3. #c3e339

Analogous

  1. #39c3e3
  2. #396ee3
  3. #5939e3

Triadic

  1. #396ee3
  2. #e3396e
  3. #6ee339

Tetradic

  1. #396ee3
  2. #ae39e3
  3. #e3ae39
  4. #6ee339

Square

  1. #396ee3
  2. #e339c3
  3. #e3ae39
  4. #39e359

Monochromatic

  1. #102f73
  2. #1a4ab6
  3. #396ee3
  4. #7c9fec
  5. #bfd0f6

Shades

#396ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #396ee3
  2. #3363cc
  3. #2e58b6
  4. #284d9f
  5. #224288
  6. #1d3772
  7. #172c5b
  8. #112144
  9. #0b162d
  10. #060b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#396ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #396ee3
  2. #4d7de6
  3. #618be9
  4. #749aeb
  5. #88a8ee
  6. #9cb7f1
  7. #b0c5f4
  8. #c4d4f7
  9. #d7e2f9
  10. #ebf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#396ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #396ee3
  2. #4070d9
  3. #4772cf
  4. #4e73c5
  5. #5575bb
  6. #5d77b2
  7. #6479a8
  8. #6b7b9e
  9. #727c94
  10. #797e8a
  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 #6272ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e7de7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006de1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b77e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #036de2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-396ee3 {
  color: #396ee3;
}
Background
.bg-396ee3 {
  background-color: #396ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-396ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #396ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #396ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 110 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 75% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-396ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #396ee3, #5939e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-396ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 110 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.17 #c6911c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#396ee3  rgb(57, 110, 227)  hsl(221, 75%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#e3ae39  rgb(227, 174, 57)  hsl(41, 75%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#e3396e  rgb(227, 57, 110)  hsl(341, 75%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#6ee339  rgb(110, 227, 57)  hsl(101, 75%, 56%)  Lawn Green