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#405CDD

#405cdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#405cdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.08% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.04% cyan, 58.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.3°, 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #405cdd
  2. #ddc140

Split complementary

  1. #405cdd
  2. #dd7240
  3. #aadd40

Analogous

  1. #40aadd
  2. #405cdd
  3. #7240dd

Triadic

  1. #405cdd
  2. #dd405c
  3. #5cdd40

Tetradic

  1. #405cdd
  2. #c140dd
  3. #ddc140
  4. #5cdd40

Square

  1. #405cdd
  2. #dd40aa
  3. #ddc140
  4. #40dd72

Monochromatic

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

Shades

#405cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405cdd
  2. #3a53c7
  3. #334ab1
  4. #2d409b
  5. #263785
  6. #202e6f
  7. #1a2558
  8. #131c42
  9. #0d122c
  10. #060916
  11. #000000

Tints

#405cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405cdd
  2. #536ce0
  3. #667de4
  4. #798de7
  5. #8c9deb
  6. #a0aeee
  7. #b3bef1
  8. #c6cef5
  9. #d9def8
  10. #eceffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405cdd
  2. #4660d4
  3. #4d63ca
  4. #5367c1
  5. #5a6ab8
  6. #606eaf
  7. #6672a5
  8. #6d759c
  9. #737993
  10. #7a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b64a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d69e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405cdd {
  color: #405cdd;
}
Background
.bg-405cdd {
  background-color: #405cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405cdd {
  border: 2px solid #405cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 92 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405cdd, #7240dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 92 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.11 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.53 #bfa322 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#405cdd  rgb(64, 92, 221)  hsl(229, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ddc140  rgb(221, 193, 64)  hsl(49, 70%, 56%)  Old Gold
#dd405c  rgb(221, 64, 92)  hsl(349, 70%, 56%)  Amaranth
#5cdd40  rgb(92, 221, 64)  hsl(109, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green