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#5374DC

#5374dc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5374dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 45.49% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.27% cyan, 47.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 225.55°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #5374dc
  2. #dcbb53

Split complementary

  1. #5374dc
  2. #dc7753
  3. #b8dc53

Analogous

  1. #53b8dc
  2. #5374dc
  3. #7753dc

Triadic

  1. #5374dc
  2. #dc5374
  3. #74dc53

Tetradic

  1. #5374dc
  2. #bb53dc
  3. #dcbb53
  4. #74dc53

Square

  1. #5374dc
  2. #dc53b8
  3. #dcbb53
  4. #53dc77

Monochromatic

  1. #19317d
  2. #264abc
  3. #5374dc
  4. #93a7e9
  5. #d2dbf6

Shades

#5374dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5374dc
  2. #4b68c6
  3. #425db0
  4. #3a519a
  5. #324684
  6. #2a3a6e
  7. #212e58
  8. #192342
  9. #11172c
  10. #080c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#5374dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5374dc
  2. #6482e0
  3. #7590e3
  4. #879ee7
  5. #98acea
  6. #a9baee
  7. #bac7f1
  8. #cbd5f5
  9. #dde3f8
  10. #eef1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5374dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5374dc
  2. #5875d3
  3. #5c76ca
  4. #6178c0
  5. #6579b7
  6. #6a7aae
  7. #6e7ba5
  8. #737c9c
  9. #777e92
  10. #7c7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d78aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f81e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2574da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #487cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d74db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2183ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5374dc {
  color: #5374dc;
}
Background
.bg-5374dc {
  background-color: #5374dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5374dc {
  border: 2px solid #5374dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5374dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 116 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5374dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5374dc, #7753dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5374dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 116 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.94 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.79 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.70 #ac8b23 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5374dc  rgb(83, 116, 220)  hsl(226, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#dcbb53  rgb(220, 187, 83)  hsl(46, 66%, 59%)  Old Gold
#dc5374  rgb(220, 83, 116)  hsl(346, 66%, 59%)  Blush
#74dc53  rgb(116, 220, 83)  hsl(106, 66%, 59%)  Pastel Green