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#3F6DEC

#3f6dec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f6dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 42.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.31% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.05°, with 81.99% saturation and 58.63% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #ecbe3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #ec683f
  3. #c3ec3f

Analogous

  1. #3fc3ec
  2. #3f6dec
  3. #683fec

Triadic

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #ec3f6d
  3. #6dec3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #be3fec
  3. #ecbe3f
  4. #6dec3f

Square

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #ec3fc3
  3. #ecbe3f
  4. #3fec68

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2d85
  2. #1445ca
  3. #3f6dec
  4. #85a2f3
  5. #cad7fa

Shades

#3f6dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #3962d4
  3. #3257bd
  4. #2c4ca5
  5. #26418e
  6. #203776
  7. #192c5e
  8. #132147
  9. #0d162f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f6dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #527cee
  3. #658af0
  4. #7999f2
  5. #8ca7f4
  6. #9fb6f6
  7. #b2c5f7
  8. #c5d3f9
  9. #d9e2fb
  10. #ecf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f6dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f6dec
  2. #466fe1
  3. #4c71d6
  4. #5373cc
  5. #5975c1
  6. #6077b6
  7. #6678ab
  8. #6d7aa0
  9. #737c96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6472b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2478ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f6dec {
  color: #3f6dec;
}
Background
.bg-3f6dec {
  background-color: #3f6dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f6dec {
  border: 2px solid #3f6dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f6dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f6dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f6dec, #683fec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f6dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.77 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.80 #c09213 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#3f6dec  rgb(63, 109, 236)  hsl(224, 82%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#ecbe3f  rgb(236, 190, 63)  hsl(44, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ec3f6d  rgb(236, 63, 109)  hsl(344, 82%, 59%)  Cerise
#6dec3f  rgb(109, 236, 63)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Neon Green