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#436BCA

#436bca ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#436bca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 41.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.83% cyan, 47.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.22°, with 56.02% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #436bca
  2. #caa243

Split complementary

  1. #436bca
  2. #ca5f43
  3. #afca43

Analogous

  1. #43afca
  2. #436bca
  3. #5f43ca

Triadic

  1. #436bca
  2. #ca436b
  3. #6bca43

Tetradic

  1. #436bca
  2. #a243ca
  3. #caa243
  4. #6bca43

Square

  1. #436bca
  2. #ca43af
  3. #caa243
  4. #43ca5f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2d5b
  2. #2a4a96
  3. #436bca
  4. #7f9adb
  5. #bac9ec

Shades

#436bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #436bca
  2. #3c60b6
  3. #3656a2
  4. #2f4b8d
  5. #284079
  6. #223665
  7. #1b2b51
  8. #14203d
  9. #0d1528
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#436bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #436bca
  2. #567acf
  3. #6989d5
  4. #7b97da
  5. #8ea6df
  6. #a1b5e5
  7. #b4c4ea
  8. #c7d3ef
  9. #d9e1f4
  10. #ecf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#436bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #436bca
  2. #496dc3
  3. #4f6fbb
  4. #5571b4
  5. #5b73ac
  6. #6276a5
  7. #68789e
  8. #6e7a96
  9. #747c8f
  10. #7a7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a76ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d69c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e72cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #306ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-436bca {
  color: #436bca;
}
Background
.bg-436bca {
  background-color: #436bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-436bca {
  border: 2px solid #436bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #436bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 107 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-436bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #436bca, #5f43ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-436bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 107 202 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.77 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.32 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.30 #bc9435 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#436bca  rgb(67, 107, 202)  hsl(222, 56%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#caa243  rgb(202, 162, 67)  hsl(42, 56%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#ca436b  rgb(202, 67, 107)  hsl(342, 56%, 53%)  Cerise
#6bca43  rgb(107, 202, 67)  hsl(102, 56%, 53%)  Lime Green