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#4270EC

#4270ec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4270ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 43.92% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.03% cyan, 52.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.76°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.188

Complementary

  1. #4270ec
  2. #ecbe42

Split complementary

  1. #4270ec
  2. #ec6942
  3. #c5ec42

Analogous

  1. #42c5ec
  2. #4270ec
  3. #6942ec

Triadic

  1. #4270ec
  2. #ec4270
  3. #70ec42

Tetradic

  1. #4270ec
  2. #be42ec
  3. #ecbe42
  4. #70ec42

Square

  1. #4270ec
  2. #ec42c5
  3. #ecbe42
  4. #42ec69

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2f87
  2. #1546cd
  3. #4270ec
  4. #88a5f3
  5. #cdd9fa

Shades

#4270ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4270ec
  2. #3b65d4
  3. #355abd
  4. #2e4ea5
  5. #28438e
  6. #213876
  7. #1a2d5e
  8. #142247
  9. #0d162f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4270ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4270ec
  2. #557eee
  3. #688df0
  4. #7b9bf2
  5. #8ea9f4
  6. #a1b8f6
  7. #b3c6f7
  8. #c6d4f9
  9. #d9e2fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4270ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4270ec
  2. #4872e1
  3. #4e73d6
  4. #5575cc
  5. #5b76c1
  6. #6178b6
  7. #677aab
  8. #6d7ba0
  9. #747d96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6775b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1480f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d7aef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0970eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4270ec {
  color: #4270ec;
}
Background
.bg-4270ec {
  background-color: #4270ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4270ec {
  border: 2px solid #4270ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4270ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 112 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4270ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4270ec, #6942ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4270ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 112 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.61 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.34 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.16 #bd8f13 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4270ec  rgb(66, 112, 236)  hsl(224, 82%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#ecbe42  rgb(236, 190, 66)  hsl(44, 82%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ec4270  rgb(236, 66, 112)  hsl(344, 82%, 59%)  Cerise
#70ec42  rgb(112, 236, 66)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green