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#3E6DCD

#3e6dcd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e6dcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 42.75% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.76% cyan, 46.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 220.28°, with 58.85% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #cd9e3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #cd563e
  3. #b4cd3e

Analogous

  1. #3eb4cd
  2. #3e6dcd
  3. #563ecd

Triadic

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #cd3e6d
  3. #6dcd3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #9e3ecd
  3. #cd9e3e
  4. #6dcd3e

Square

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #cd3eb4
  3. #cd9e3e
  4. #3ecd56

Monochromatic

  1. #172d5b
  2. #274c97
  3. #3e6dcd
  4. #7b9bdd
  5. #b8c9ec

Shades

#3e6dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #3862b9
  3. #3257a4
  4. #2b4c90
  5. #25417b
  6. #1f3767
  7. #192c52
  8. #13213e
  9. #0c1629
  10. #060b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e6dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #517cd2
  3. #658ad7
  4. #7899dc
  5. #8ba7e1
  6. #9fb6e6
  7. #b2c5eb
  8. #c5d3f0
  9. #d8e2f5
  10. #ecf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e6dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e6dcd
  2. #456fc5
  3. #4b71be
  4. #5273b6
  5. #5875ae
  6. #5f77a7
  7. #66789f
  8. #6c7a97
  9. #737c8f
  10. #797e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606f9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a6acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c73cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c6bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e6dcd {
  color: #3e6dcd;
}
Background
.bg-3e6dcd {
  background-color: #3e6dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e6dcd {
  border: 2px solid #3e6dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e6dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 109 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e6dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e6dcd, #563ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e6dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 109 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.38 #c19232 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3e6dcd  rgb(62, 109, 205)  hsl(220, 59%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#cd9e3e  rgb(205, 158, 62)  hsl(40, 59%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#cd3e6d  rgb(205, 62, 109)  hsl(340, 59%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#6dcd3e  rgb(109, 205, 62)  hsl(100, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green