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#405BD4

#405bd4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#405bd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.69% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.81% cyan, 57.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 229.05°, with 63.25% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #405bd4
  2. #d4b940

Split complementary

  1. #405bd4
  2. #d46f40
  3. #a5d440

Analogous

  1. #40a5d4
  2. #405bd4
  3. #6f40d4

Triadic

  1. #405bd4
  2. #d4405b
  3. #5bd440

Tetradic

  1. #405bd4
  2. #b940d4
  3. #d4b940
  4. #5bd440

Square

  1. #405bd4
  2. #d440a5
  3. #d4b940
  4. #40d46f

Monochromatic

  1. #172564
  2. #253ca3
  3. #405bd4
  4. #7e91e2
  5. #bdc6f0

Shades

#405bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405bd4
  2. #3a52bf
  3. #3349aa
  4. #2d4094
  5. #26377f
  6. #202e6a
  7. #1a2455
  8. #131b40
  9. #0d122a
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#405bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405bd4
  2. #536bd8
  3. #667cdd
  4. #798ce1
  5. #8c9de5
  6. #a0adea
  7. #b3bdee
  8. #c6cef2
  9. #d9def6
  10. #eceffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405bd4
  2. #465fcc
  3. #4d62c3
  4. #5366bb
  5. #5a6ab2
  6. #606eaa
  7. #6671a2
  8. #6d7599
  9. #737991
  10. #7a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59629e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a66d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ed3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405bd4 {
  color: #405bd4;
}
Background
.bg-405bd4 {
  background-color: #405bd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #405bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 91 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 63% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405bd4, #6f40d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 91 212 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.78 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.90 #bfa42b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#405bd4  rgb(64, 91, 212)  hsl(229, 63%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#d4b940  rgb(212, 185, 64)  hsl(49, 63%, 54%)  Old Gold
#d4405b  rgb(212, 64, 91)  hsl(349, 63%, 54%)  Brick Red
#5bd440  rgb(91, 212, 64)  hsl(109, 63%, 54%)  Lime Green