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#436CD5

#436cd5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#436cd5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 42.35% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.54% cyan, 49.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 63.48% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1672

Complementary

  1. #436cd5
  2. #d5ac43

Split complementary

  1. #436cd5
  2. #d56343
  3. #b5d543

Analogous

  1. #43b5d5
  2. #436cd5
  3. #6343d5

Triadic

  1. #436cd5
  2. #d5436c
  3. #6cd543

Tetradic

  1. #436cd5
  2. #ac43d5
  3. #d5ac43
  4. #6cd543

Square

  1. #436cd5
  2. #d543b5
  3. #d5ac43
  4. #43d563

Monochromatic

  1. #172e68
  2. #2549a6
  3. #436cd5
  4. #829de3
  5. #c0cef1

Shades

#436cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #436cd5
  2. #3c61c0
  3. #3656aa
  4. #2f4c95
  5. #284180
  6. #22366b
  7. #1b2b55
  8. #142040
  9. #0d162b
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#436cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #436cd5
  2. #567bd9
  3. #6989dd
  4. #7b98e2
  5. #8ea7e6
  6. #a1b6ea
  7. #b4c4ee
  8. #c7d3f2
  9. #d9e2f7
  10. #ecf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#436cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #436cd5
  2. #496ecd
  3. #4f70c4
  4. #5572bc
  5. #5b74b3
  6. #6276ab
  7. #6878a2
  8. #6e7a9a
  9. #747c91
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3079d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3974d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #286cd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-436cd5 {
  color: #436cd5;
}
Background
.bg-436cd5 {
  background-color: #436cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-436cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #436cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #436cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 108 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 63% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-436cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #436cd5, #6343d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-436cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 108 213 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.86 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.39 #bc932a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#436cd5  rgb(67, 108, 213)  hsl(223, 63%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#d5ac43  rgb(213, 172, 67)  hsl(43, 63%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#d5436c  rgb(213, 67, 108)  hsl(343, 63%, 55%)  Cerise
#6cd543  rgb(108, 213, 67)  hsl(103, 63%, 55%)  Lime Green