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#405FC7

#405fc7 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#405fc7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 37.25% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.84% cyan, 52.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 226.22°, with 54.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #405fc7
  2. #c7a840

Split complementary

  1. #405fc7
  2. #c76440
  3. #a3c740

Analogous

  1. #40a3c7
  2. #405fc7
  3. #6440c7

Triadic

  1. #405fc7
  2. #c7405f
  3. #5fc740

Tetradic

  1. #405fc7
  2. #a840c7
  3. #c7a840
  4. #5fc740

Square

  1. #405fc7
  2. #c740a3
  3. #c7a840
  4. #40c764

Monochromatic

  1. #192755
  2. #2a4290
  3. #405fc7
  4. #7b91d8
  5. #b6c2ea

Shades

#405fc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405fc7
  2. #3a56b3
  3. #334c9f
  4. #2d438b
  5. #263977
  6. #203064
  7. #1a2650
  8. #131d3c
  9. #0d1328
  10. #060a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#405fc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405fc7
  2. #536fcd
  3. #667fd2
  4. #798fd8
  5. #8c9fdd
  6. #a0afe3
  7. #b3bfe9
  8. #c6cfee
  9. #d9dff4
  10. #eceff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405fc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405fc7
  2. #4662c0
  3. #4d66b9
  4. #5369b2
  5. #5a6cab
  6. #6070a4
  7. #66739c
  8. #6d7695
  9. #73798e
  10. #7a7d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b6dcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e68c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e60c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405fc7 {
  color: #405fc7;
}
Background
.bg-405fc7 {
  background-color: #405fc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405fc7 {
  border: 2px solid #405fc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405fc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 95 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405fc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405fc7, #6440c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405fc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 95 199 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.42 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #bfa038 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#405fc7  rgb(64, 95, 199)  hsl(226, 55%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#c7a840  rgb(199, 168, 64)  hsl(46, 55%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#c7405f  rgb(199, 64, 95)  hsl(346, 55%, 52%)  Brick Red
#5fc740  rgb(95, 199, 64)  hsl(106, 55%, 52%)  Lime Green