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#4070EA

#4070ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4070ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.92% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 52.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 223.06°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #4070ea
  2. #eaba40

Split complementary

  1. #4070ea
  2. #ea6540
  3. #c5ea40

Analogous

  1. #40c5ea
  2. #4070ea
  3. #6540ea

Triadic

  1. #4070ea
  2. #ea4070
  3. #70ea40

Tetradic

  1. #4070ea
  2. #ba40ea
  3. #eaba40
  4. #70ea40

Square

  1. #4070ea
  2. #ea40c5
  3. #eaba40
  4. #40ea65

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2f83
  2. #1648c8
  3. #4070ea
  4. #85a4f2
  5. #cad7f9

Shades

#4070ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4070ea
  2. #3a65d3
  3. #335abb
  4. #2d4ea4
  5. #26438c
  6. #203875
  7. #1a2d5e
  8. #132246
  9. #0d162f
  10. #060b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4070ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4070ea
  2. #537eec
  3. #668dee
  4. #799bf0
  5. #8ca9f2
  6. #a0b8f5
  7. #b3c6f7
  8. #c6d4f9
  9. #d9e2fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4070ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4070ea
  2. #4672df
  3. #4d73d5
  4. #5375ca
  5. #5a76c0
  6. #6078b5
  7. #667aaa
  8. #6d7ba0
  9. #737d95
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6675b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1980ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d7aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a70e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4070ea {
  color: #4070ea;
}
Background
.bg-4070ea {
  background-color: #4070ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4070ea {
  border: 2px solid #4070ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4070ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 112 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4070ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4070ea, #6540ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4070ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 112 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.72 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.06 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.97 #bf8f15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4070ea  rgb(64, 112, 234)  hsl(223, 80%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#eaba40  rgb(234, 186, 64)  hsl(43, 80%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#ea4070  rgb(234, 64, 112)  hsl(343, 80%, 58%)  Cerise
#70ea40  rgb(112, 234, 64)  hsl(103, 80%, 58%)  Lawn Green