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#4472DB

#4472db ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4472db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 44.71% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.95% cyan, 47.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 221.72°, with 67.71% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #4472db
  2. #dbad44

Split complementary

  1. #4472db
  2. #db6144
  3. #bddb44

Analogous

  1. #44bddb
  2. #4472db
  3. #6144db

Triadic

  1. #4472db
  2. #db4472
  3. #72db44

Tetradic

  1. #4472db
  2. #ad44db
  3. #dbad44
  4. #72db44

Square

  1. #4472db
  2. #db44bd
  3. #dbad44
  4. #44db61

Monochromatic

  1. #163170
  2. #224db0
  3. #4472db
  4. #84a2e7
  5. #c4d3f4

Shades

#4472db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4472db
  2. #3d67c5
  3. #365baf
  4. #305099
  5. #294483
  6. #22396e
  7. #1b2e58
  8. #142242
  9. #0e172c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4472db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4472db
  2. #5780df
  3. #698ee2
  4. #7c9ce6
  5. #8faae9
  6. #a2b9ed
  7. #b4c7f1
  8. #c7d5f4
  9. #dae3f8
  10. #ecf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4472db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4472db
  2. #4a73d2
  3. #5075c9
  4. #5676c0
  5. #5c78b7
  6. #6279ae
  7. #687aa4
  8. #6e7c9b
  9. #747d92
  10. #7a7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6675a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #397edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e70d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e79dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d71da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4472db {
  color: #4472db;
}
Background
.bg-4472db {
  background-color: #4472db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4472db {
  border: 2px solid #4472db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4472db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 114 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4472db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4472db, #6144db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4472db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 114 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.99 #bb8d24 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4472db  rgb(68, 114, 219)  hsl(222, 68%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#dbad44  rgb(219, 173, 68)  hsl(42, 68%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#db4472  rgb(219, 68, 114)  hsl(342, 68%, 56%)  Razzmatazz
#72db44  rgb(114, 219, 68)  hsl(102, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green