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#4168CD

#4168cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4168cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 40.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.29% cyan, 49.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 223.29°, with 58.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1543

Complementary

  1. #4168cd
  2. #cda641

Split complementary

  1. #4168cd
  2. #cd6041
  3. #aecd41

Analogous

  1. #41aecd
  2. #4168cd
  3. #6041cd

Triadic

  1. #4168cd
  2. #cd4168
  3. #68cd41

Tetradic

  1. #4168cd
  2. #a641cd
  3. #cda641
  4. #68cd41

Square

  1. #4168cd
  2. #cd41ae
  3. #cda641
  4. #41cd60

Monochromatic

  1. #182b5d
  2. #284899
  3. #4168cd
  4. #7e98dd
  5. #bac8ed

Shades

#4168cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4168cd
  2. #3b5eb9
  3. #3453a4
  4. #2e4990
  5. #273e7b
  6. #213467
  7. #1a2a52
  8. #141f3e
  9. #0d1529
  10. #070a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4168cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4168cd
  2. #5477d2
  3. #6786d7
  4. #7a95dc
  5. #8da4e1
  6. #a0b4e6
  7. #b3c3eb
  8. #c6d2f0
  9. #d9e1f5
  10. #ecf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4168cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4168cd
  2. #476ac5
  3. #4e6dbe
  4. #546fb6
  5. #5a72ae
  6. #6174a7
  7. #67769f
  8. #6d7997
  9. #737b8f
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3770cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2868cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4168cd {
  color: #4168cd;
}
Background
.bg-4168cd {
  background-color: #4168cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4168cd {
  border: 2px solid #4168cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4168cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 104 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4168cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4168cd, #6041cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4168cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 104 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.05 #be9732 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4168cd  rgb(65, 104, 205)  hsl(223, 58%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#cda641  rgb(205, 166, 65)  hsl(43, 58%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#cd4168  rgb(205, 65, 104)  hsl(343, 58%, 53%)  Cerise
#68cd41  rgb(104, 205, 65)  hsl(103, 58%, 53%)  Lime Green