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#3C69CD

#3c69cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c69cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 41.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.73% cyan, 48.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.38°, with 59.18% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #cda03c

Split complementary

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #cd583c
  3. #b1cd3c

Analogous

  1. #3cb1cd
  2. #3c69cd
  3. #583ccd

Triadic

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #cd3c69
  3. #69cd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #a03ccd
  3. #cda03c
  4. #69cd3c

Square

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #cd3cb1
  3. #cda03c
  4. #3ccd58

Monochromatic

  1. #172b59
  2. #264996
  3. #3c69cd
  4. #7998dd
  5. #b6c7ec

Shades

#3c69cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #365fb9
  3. #3054a4
  4. #2a4a90
  5. #243f7b
  6. #1e3567
  7. #182a52
  8. #12203e
  9. #0c1529
  10. #060b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c69cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #5078d2
  3. #6387d7
  4. #7796dc
  5. #8aa5e1
  6. #9eb4e6
  7. #b1c3eb
  8. #c5d2f0
  9. #d8e1f5
  10. #ecf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c69cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c69cd
  2. #436bc5
  3. #4a6ebe
  4. #5070b6
  5. #5772ae
  6. #5e75a7
  7. #65779f
  8. #6c7997
  9. #727b8f
  10. #797e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3175d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3670cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2468cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c69cd {
  color: #3c69cd;
}
Background
.bg-3c69cd {
  background-color: #3c69cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c69cd {
  border: 2px solid #3c69cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c69cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 105 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c69cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c69cd, #583ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c69cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 105 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.63 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.32 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.63 #c39632 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3c69cd  rgb(60, 105, 205)  hsl(221, 59%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#cda03c  rgb(205, 160, 60)  hsl(41, 59%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#cd3c69  rgb(205, 60, 105)  hsl(341, 59%, 52%)  Dogwood Rose
#69cd3c  rgb(105, 205, 60)  hsl(101, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green