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#406EEC

#406eec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#406eec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.14% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.88% cyan, 53.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.95°, with 81.9% saturation and 58.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #406eec
  2. #ecbe40

Split complementary

  1. #406eec
  2. #ec6840
  3. #c4ec40

Analogous

  1. #40c4ec
  2. #406eec
  3. #6840ec

Triadic

  1. #406eec
  2. #ec406e
  3. #6eec40

Tetradic

  1. #406eec
  2. #be40ec
  3. #ecbe40
  4. #6eec40

Square

  1. #406eec
  2. #ec40c4
  3. #ecbe40
  4. #40ec68

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2e86
  2. #1445cb
  3. #406eec
  4. #86a3f3
  5. #cbd8fa

Shades

#406eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406eec
  2. #3a63d4
  3. #3358bd
  4. #2d4da5
  5. #26428e
  6. #203776
  7. #1a2c5e
  8. #132147
  9. #0d162f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#406eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406eec
  2. #537dee
  3. #668bf0
  4. #799af2
  5. #8ca8f4
  6. #a0b7f6
  7. #b3c5f7
  8. #c6d4f9
  9. #d9e2fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406eec
  2. #4670e1
  3. #4d72d6
  4. #5373cc
  5. #5a75c1
  6. #6077b6
  7. #6679ab
  8. #6d7ba0
  9. #737c96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6573b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2778ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406eec {
  color: #406eec;
}
Background
.bg-406eec {
  background-color: #406eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-406eec {
  border: 2px solid #406eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 110 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406eec, #6840ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 110 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.99 #bf9113 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#406eec  rgb(64, 110, 236)  hsl(224, 82%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#ecbe40  rgb(236, 190, 64)  hsl(44, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ec406e  rgb(236, 64, 110)  hsl(344, 82%, 59%)  Cerise
#6eec40  rgb(110, 236, 64)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Neon Green