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#405EDD

#405edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#405edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.04% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 228.54°, 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #405edd
  2. #ddbf40

Split complementary

  1. #405edd
  2. #dd7140
  3. #acdd40

Analogous

  1. #40acdd
  2. #405edd
  3. #7140dd

Triadic

  1. #405edd
  2. #dd405e
  3. #5edd40

Tetradic

  1. #405edd
  2. #bf40dd
  3. #ddbf40
  4. #5edd40

Square

  1. #405edd
  2. #dd40ac
  3. #ddbf40
  4. #40dd71

Monochromatic

  1. #142670
  2. #203bb1
  3. #405edd
  4. #8195e9
  5. #c2cbf4

Shades

#405edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405edd
  2. #3a55c7
  3. #334bb1
  4. #2d429b
  5. #263885
  6. #202f6f
  7. #1a2658
  8. #131c42
  9. #0d132c
  10. #060916
  11. #000000

Tints

#405edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405edd
  2. #536ee0
  3. #667ee4
  4. #798ee7
  5. #8c9eeb
  6. #a0afee
  7. #b3bff1
  8. #c6cff5
  9. #d9dff8
  10. #eceffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405edd
  2. #4661d4
  3. #4d65ca
  4. #5368c1
  5. #5a6cb8
  6. #606faf
  7. #6672a5
  8. #6d769c
  9. #737993
  10. #7a7d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c65a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #146ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405edd {
  color: #405edd;
}
Background
.bg-405edd {
  background-color: #405edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405edd {
  border: 2px solid #405edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405edd, #7140dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.48 #bfa122 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#405edd  rgb(64, 94, 221)  hsl(229, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ddbf40  rgb(221, 191, 64)  hsl(49, 70%, 56%)  Old Gold
#dd405e  rgb(221, 64, 94)  hsl(349, 70%, 56%)  Amaranth
#5edd40  rgb(94, 221, 64)  hsl(109, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green