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#406EED

#406eed ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#406eed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73% cyan, 53.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.05°, with 82.78% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #406eed
  2. #edbf40

Split complementary

  1. #406eed
  2. #ed6940
  3. #c4ed40

Analogous

  1. #40c4ed
  2. #406eed
  3. #6940ed

Triadic

  1. #406eed
  2. #ed406e
  3. #6eed40

Tetradic

  1. #406eed
  2. #bf40ed
  3. #edbf40
  4. #6eed40

Square

  1. #406eed
  2. #ed40c4
  3. #edbf40
  4. #40ed69

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2d87
  2. #1345cd
  3. #406eed
  4. #86a3f4
  5. #ccd8fa

Shades

#406eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406eed
  2. #3a63d5
  3. #3358be
  4. #2d4da6
  5. #26428e
  6. #203777
  7. #1a2c5f
  8. #132147
  9. #0d162f
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#406eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406eed
  2. #537def
  3. #668bf1
  4. #799af2
  5. #8ca8f4
  6. #a0b7f6
  7. #b3c5f8
  8. #c6d4fa
  9. #d9e2fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406eed
  2. #4670e2
  3. #4d72d7
  4. #5373cc
  5. #5a75c1
  6. #6077b7
  7. #6679ac
  8. #6d7ba1
  9. #737c96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6573b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2679f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406eed {
  color: #406eed;
}
Background
.bg-406eed {
  background-color: #406eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-406eed {
  border: 2px solid #406eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 110 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406eed, #6940ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 110 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.79 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.10 #bf9112 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#406eed  rgb(64, 110, 237)  hsl(224, 83%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#edbf40  rgb(237, 191, 64)  hsl(44, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ed406e  rgb(237, 64, 110)  hsl(344, 83%, 59%)  Cerise
#6eed40  rgb(110, 237, 64)  hsl(104, 83%, 59%)  Neon Green