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#406EF2

#406ef2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#406ef2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.55% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 224.49°, with 87.25% saturation and 60% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #406ef2
  2. #f2c440

Split complementary

  1. #406ef2
  2. #f26b40
  3. #c7f240

Analogous

  1. #40c7f2
  2. #406ef2
  3. #6b40f2

Triadic

  1. #406ef2
  2. #f2406e
  3. #6ef240

Tetradic

  1. #406ef2
  2. #c440f2
  3. #f2c440
  4. #6ef240

Square

  1. #406ef2
  2. #f240c7
  3. #f2c440
  4. #40f26b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2c8f
  2. #0f42d7
  3. #406ef2
  4. #88a4f7
  5. #cfdbfc

Shades

#406ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406ef2
  2. #3a63da
  3. #3358c2
  4. #2d4da9
  5. #264291
  6. #203779
  7. #1a2c61
  8. #132149
  9. #0d1630
  10. #060b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#406ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406ef2
  2. #537df3
  3. #668bf5
  4. #799af6
  5. #8ca8f7
  6. #a0b7f9
  7. #b3c5fa
  8. #c6d4fb
  9. #d9e2fc
  10. #ecf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406ef2
  2. #4670e7
  3. #4d72db
  4. #5373d0
  5. #5a75c4
  6. #6077b9
  7. #6679ae
  8. #6d7ba2
  9. #737c97
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6674b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2079f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406ef2 {
  color: #406ef2;
}
Background
.bg-406ef2 {
  background-color: #406ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-406ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #406ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 110 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406ef2, #6b40f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 110 242 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.69 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.06 #bf910d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#406ef2  rgb(64, 110, 242)  hsl(224, 87%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#f2c440  rgb(242, 196, 64)  hsl(44, 87%, 60%)  Saffron
#f2406e  rgb(242, 64, 110)  hsl(344, 87%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ef240  rgb(110, 242, 64)  hsl(104, 87%, 60%)  Neon Green