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#4272D5

#4272d5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4272d5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 44.71% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.01% cyan, 46.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 220.41°, with 63.64% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.18

Complementary

  1. #4272d5
  2. #d5a542

Split complementary

  1. #4272d5
  2. #d55c42
  3. #bcd542

Analogous

  1. #42bcd5
  2. #4272d5
  3. #5c42d5

Triadic

  1. #4272d5
  2. #d54272
  3. #72d542

Tetradic

  1. #4272d5
  2. #a542d5
  3. #d5a542
  4. #72d542

Square

  1. #4272d5
  2. #d542bc
  3. #d5a542
  4. #42d55c

Monochromatic

  1. #173167
  2. #254fa6
  3. #4272d5
  4. #81a1e3
  5. #bfcff1

Shades

#4272d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4272d5
  2. #3b67c0
  3. #355baa
  4. #2e5095
  5. #284480
  6. #21396b
  7. #1a2e55
  8. #142240
  9. #0d172b
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4272d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4272d5
  2. #5580d9
  3. #688edd
  4. #7b9ce2
  5. #8eaae6
  6. #a1b9ea
  7. #b3c7ee
  8. #c6d5f2
  9. #d9e3f7
  10. #ecf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4272d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4272d5
  2. #4873cd
  3. #4e75c4
  4. #5576bc
  5. #5b78b3
  6. #6179ab
  7. #677aa2
  8. #6d7c9a
  9. #747d91
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6574a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f7dd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e6fd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4079d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3070d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4272d5 {
  color: #4272d5;
}
Background
.bg-4272d5 {
  background-color: #4272d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4272d5 {
  border: 2px solid #4272d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4272d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 114 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 64% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4272d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4272d5, #5c42d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4272d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 114 213 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.61 #bd8d2a Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4272d5  rgb(66, 114, 213)  hsl(220, 64%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#d5a542  rgb(213, 165, 66)  hsl(40, 64%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#d54272  rgb(213, 66, 114)  hsl(340, 64%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#72d542  rgb(114, 213, 66)  hsl(100, 64%, 55%)  Lime Green