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#405BDD

#405bdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#405bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.04% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.68°, with 69.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #405bdd
  2. #ddc240

Split complementary

  1. #405bdd
  2. #dd7340
  3. #aadd40

Analogous

  1. #40aadd
  2. #405bdd
  3. #7340dd

Triadic

  1. #405bdd
  2. #dd405b
  3. #5bdd40

Tetradic

  1. #405bdd
  2. #c240dd
  3. #ddc240
  4. #5bdd40

Square

  1. #405bdd
  2. #dd40aa
  3. #ddc240
  4. #40dd73

Monochromatic

  1. #142470
  2. #2039b1
  3. #405bdd
  4. #8193e9
  5. #c2cbf4

Shades

#405bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405bdd
  2. #3a52c7
  3. #3349b1
  4. #2d409b
  5. #263785
  6. #202e6f
  7. #1a2458
  8. #131b42
  9. #0d122c
  10. #060916
  11. #000000

Tints

#405bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405bdd
  2. #536be0
  3. #667ce4
  4. #798ce7
  5. #8c9deb
  6. #a0adee
  7. #b3bdf1
  8. #c6cef5
  9. #d9def8
  10. #eceffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405bdd
  2. #465fd4
  3. #4d62ca
  4. #5366c1
  5. #5a6ab8
  6. #606eaf
  7. #6671a5
  8. #6d759c
  9. #737993
  10. #7a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a63a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0868e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405bdd {
  color: #405bdd;
}
Background
.bg-405bdd {
  background-color: #405bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405bdd {
  border: 2px solid #405bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 91 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405bdd, #7340dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 91 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.86 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.68 #bfa422 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#405bdd  rgb(64, 91, 221)  hsl(230, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ddc240  rgb(221, 194, 64)  hsl(50, 70%, 56%)  Old Gold
#dd405b  rgb(221, 64, 91)  hsl(350, 70%, 56%)  Amaranth
#5bdd40  rgb(91, 221, 64)  hsl(110, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green