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#4271DE

#4271de ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4271de is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 44.31% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.27% cyan, 49.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 221.92°, with 70.27% saturation and 56.47% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #4271de
  2. #deaf42

Split complementary

  1. #4271de
  2. #de6142
  3. #bfde42

Analogous

  1. #42bfde
  2. #4271de
  3. #6142de

Triadic

  1. #4271de
  2. #de4271
  3. #71de42

Tetradic

  1. #4271de
  2. #af42de
  3. #deaf42
  4. #71de42

Square

  1. #4271de
  2. #de42bf
  3. #deaf42
  4. #42de61

Monochromatic

  1. #143173
  2. #1f4cb4
  3. #4271de
  4. #83a2e9
  5. #c4d3f5

Shades

#4271de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4271de
  2. #3b66c8
  3. #355ab2
  4. #2e4f9b
  5. #284485
  6. #21396f
  7. #1a2d59
  8. #142243
  9. #0d172c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4271de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4271de
  2. #557fe1
  3. #688de5
  4. #7b9ce8
  5. #8eaaeb
  6. #a1b8ef
  7. #b3c6f2
  8. #c6d4f5
  9. #d9e3f8
  10. #ecf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4271de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4271de
  2. #4873d5
  3. #4e74cb
  4. #5576c2
  5. #5b77b8
  6. #6179af
  7. #677aa6
  8. #6d7c9c
  9. #747d93
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6574aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #327ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3979e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2670dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4271de {
  color: #4271de;
}
Background
.bg-4271de {
  background-color: #4271de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4271de {
  border: 2px solid #4271de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4271de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 113 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4271de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4271de, #6142de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4271de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 113 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.91 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.22 #bd8e21 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4271de  rgb(66, 113, 222)  hsl(222, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#deaf42  rgb(222, 175, 66)  hsl(42, 70%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#de4271  rgb(222, 66, 113)  hsl(342, 70%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#71de42  rgb(113, 222, 66)  hsl(102, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green