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#536EDD

#536edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#536edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 43.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.44% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 228.26°, with 66.99% saturation and 59.61% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #536edd
  2. #ddc253

Split complementary

  1. #536edd
  2. #dd7d53
  3. #b3dd53

Analogous

  1. #53b3dd
  2. #536edd
  3. #7d53dd

Triadic

  1. #536edd
  2. #dd536e
  3. #6edd53

Tetradic

  1. #536edd
  2. #c253dd
  3. #ddc253
  4. #6edd53

Square

  1. #536edd
  2. #dd53b3
  3. #ddc253
  4. #53dd7d

Monochromatic

  1. #192d7e
  2. #2643be
  3. #536edd
  4. #93a4ea
  5. #d3daf6

Shades

#536edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #536edd
  2. #4b63c7
  3. #4258b1
  4. #3a4d9b
  5. #324285
  6. #2a376f
  7. #212c58
  8. #192142
  9. #11162c
  10. #080b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#536edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #536edd
  2. #647de0
  3. #758be4
  4. #879ae7
  5. #98a8eb
  6. #a9b7ee
  7. #bac5f1
  8. #cbd4f5
  9. #dde2f8
  10. #eef1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#536edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #536edd
  2. #5870d4
  3. #5c72ca
  4. #6173c1
  5. #6575b8
  6. #6a77af
  7. #6e79a5
  8. #737b9c
  9. #777c93
  10. #7c7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a73a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #307de1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0470db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4177df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #356fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #217eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-536edd {
  color: #536edd;
}
Background
.bg-536edd {
  background-color: #536edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-536edd {
  border: 2px solid #536edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #536edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 110 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-536edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #536edd, #7d53dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-536edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 110 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.55 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.87 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.78 #ac9122 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#536edd  rgb(83, 110, 221)  hsl(228, 67%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#ddc253  rgb(221, 194, 83)  hsl(48, 67%, 60%)  Old Gold
#dd536e  rgb(221, 83, 110)  hsl(348, 67%, 60%)  Blush
#6edd53  rgb(110, 221, 83)  hsl(108, 67%, 60%)  Pastel Green