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#3C65CA

#3c65ca ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c65ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 39.61% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.3% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.68°, with 57.26% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #caa13c

Split complementary

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #ca5a3c
  3. #acca3c

Analogous

  1. #3cacca
  2. #3c65ca
  3. #5a3cca

Triadic

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #ca3c65
  3. #65ca3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #a13cca
  3. #caa13c
  4. #65ca3c

Square

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #ca3cac
  3. #caa13c
  4. #3cca5a

Monochromatic

  1. #172956
  2. #284692
  3. #3c65ca
  4. #7894da
  5. #b4c4eb

Shades

#3c65ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #365bb6
  3. #3051a2
  4. #2a478d
  5. #243d79
  6. #1e3365
  7. #182851
  8. #121e3d
  9. #0c1428
  10. #060a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c65ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #5074cf
  3. #6384d5
  4. #7793da
  5. #8aa3df
  6. #9eb2e5
  7. #b1c1ea
  8. #c5d1ef
  9. #d8e0f4
  10. #ecf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c65ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c65ca
  2. #4368c3
  3. #4a6abb
  4. #506db4
  5. #5770ac
  6. #5e73a5
  7. #65759e
  8. #6c7896
  9. #727b8f
  10. #797d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b689a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a71ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #326dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2065c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c65ca {
  color: #3c65ca;
}
Background
.bg-3c65ca {
  background-color: #3c65ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c65ca {
  border: 2px solid #3c65ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c65ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 101 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c65ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c65ca, #5a3cca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c65ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 101 202 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.94 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.28 #c39a35 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3c65ca  rgb(60, 101, 202)  hsl(223, 57%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#caa13c  rgb(202, 161, 60)  hsl(43, 57%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#ca3c65  rgb(202, 60, 101)  hsl(343, 57%, 51%)  Cerise
#65ca3c  rgb(101, 202, 60)  hsl(103, 57%, 51%)  Lime Green