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#3F5FCA

#3f5fca ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f5fca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 37.25% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.81% cyan, 52.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 226.19°, with 56.73% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #caaa3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #ca653f
  3. #a4ca3f

Analogous

  1. #3fa4ca
  2. #3f5fca
  3. #653fca

Triadic

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #ca3f5f
  3. #5fca3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #aa3fca
  3. #caaa3f
  4. #5fca3f

Square

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #ca3fa4
  3. #caaa3f
  4. #3fca65

Monochromatic

  1. #182758
  2. #294194
  3. #3f5fca
  4. #7b91db
  5. #b7c3eb

Shades

#3f5fca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #3956b6
  3. #324ca2
  4. #2c438d
  5. #263979
  6. #203065
  7. #192651
  8. #131d3d
  9. #0d1328
  10. #060a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f5fca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #526fcf
  3. #657fd5
  4. #798fda
  5. #8c9fdf
  6. #9fafe5
  7. #b2bfea
  8. #c5cfef
  9. #d9dff4
  10. #eceffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f5fca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f5fca
  2. #4662c3
  3. #4c66bb
  4. #5369b4
  5. #596cac
  6. #6070a5
  7. #66739e
  8. #6d7696
  9. #73798f
  10. #7a7d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #146dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b68cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1860c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f5fca {
  color: #3f5fca;
}
Background
.bg-3f5fca {
  background-color: #3f5fca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f5fca {
  border: 2px solid #3f5fca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f5fca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 95 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f5fca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f5fca, #653fca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f5fca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 95 202 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.83 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.44 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.78 #c0a035 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3f5fca  rgb(63, 95, 202)  hsl(226, 57%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#caaa3f  rgb(202, 170, 63)  hsl(46, 57%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#ca3f5f  rgb(202, 63, 95)  hsl(346, 57%, 52%)  Cerise
#5fca3f  rgb(95, 202, 63)  hsl(106, 57%, 52%)  Lime Green