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#436FEC

#436fec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#436fec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 43.53% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.61% cyan, 52.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.38°, with 81.64% saturation and 59.41% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #436fec
  2. #ecc043

Split complementary

  1. #436fec
  2. #ec6b43
  3. #c3ec43

Analogous

  1. #43c3ec
  2. #436fec
  3. #6b43ec

Triadic

  1. #436fec
  2. #ec436f
  3. #6fec43

Tetradic

  1. #436fec
  2. #c043ec
  3. #ecc043
  4. #6fec43

Square

  1. #436fec
  2. #ec43c3
  3. #ecc043
  4. #43ec6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2e88
  2. #1545ce
  3. #436fec
  4. #88a4f3
  5. #ced9fa

Shades

#436fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #436fec
  2. #3c64d4
  3. #3659bd
  4. #2f4ea5
  5. #28438e
  6. #223876
  7. #1b2c5e
  8. #142147
  9. #0d162f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#436fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #436fec
  2. #567dee
  3. #698cf0
  4. #7b9af2
  5. #8ea9f4
  6. #a1b7f6
  7. #b4c5f7
  8. #c7d4f9
  9. #d9e2fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#436fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #436fec
  2. #4971e1
  3. #4f72d6
  4. #5574cc
  5. #5b76c1
  6. #6278b6
  7. #6879ab
  8. #6e7ba0
  9. #747d96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6674b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d80f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c79ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0770eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-436fec {
  color: #436fec;
}
Background
.bg-436fec {
  background-color: #436fec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-436fec {
  border: 2px solid #436fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #436fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 111 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-436fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #436fec, #6b43ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-436fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 111 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.18 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.65 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.98 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.24 #bc9013 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#436fec  rgb(67, 111, 236)  hsl(224, 82%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#ecc043  rgb(236, 192, 67)  hsl(44, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ec436f  rgb(236, 67, 111)  hsl(344, 82%, 59%)  Cerise
#6fec43  rgb(111, 236, 67)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Neon Green