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#536CDC

#536cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#536cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 42.35% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.27% cyan, 50.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 229.05°, with 66.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1773

Complementary

  1. #536cdc
  2. #dcc353

Split complementary

  1. #536cdc
  2. #dc7e53
  3. #b0dc53

Analogous

  1. #53b0dc
  2. #536cdc
  3. #7e53dc

Triadic

  1. #536cdc
  2. #dc536c
  3. #6cdc53

Tetradic

  1. #536cdc
  2. #c353dc
  3. #dcc353
  4. #6cdc53

Square

  1. #536cdc
  2. #dc53b0
  3. #dcc353
  4. #53dc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #192b7d
  2. #2642bc
  3. #536cdc
  4. #93a2e9
  5. #d2d9f6

Shades

#536cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #536cdc
  2. #4b61c6
  3. #4256b0
  4. #3a4c9a
  5. #324184
  6. #2a366e
  7. #212b58
  8. #192042
  9. #11162c
  10. #080b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#536cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #536cdc
  2. #647be0
  3. #7589e3
  4. #8798e7
  5. #98a7ea
  6. #a9b6ee
  7. #bac4f1
  8. #cbd3f5
  9. #dde2f8
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#536cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #536cdc
  2. #586ed3
  3. #5c70ca
  4. #6172c0
  5. #6574b7
  6. #6a76ae
  7. #6e78a5
  8. #737a9c
  9. #777c92
  10. #7c7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6971a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b7be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00869a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f75de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #336edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #227cb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-536cdc {
  color: #536cdc;
}
Background
.bg-536cdc {
  background-color: #536cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-536cdc {
  border: 2px solid #536cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #536cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 108 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-536cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #536cdc, #7e53dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-536cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 108 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.93 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.94 #ac9323 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#536cdc  rgb(83, 108, 220)  hsl(229, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#dcc353  rgb(220, 195, 83)  hsl(49, 66%, 59%)  Old Gold
#dc536c  rgb(220, 83, 108)  hsl(349, 66%, 59%)  Cerise
#6cdc53  rgb(108, 220, 83)  hsl(109, 66%, 59%)  Pastel Green