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#456BC0

#456bc0 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#456bc0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 41.96% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.06% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 221.46°, with 49.4% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1559

Complementary

  1. #456bc0
  2. #c09a45

Split complementary

  1. #456bc0
  2. #c05d45
  3. #a9c045

Analogous

  1. #45a9c0
  2. #456bc0
  3. #5d45c0

Triadic

  1. #456bc0
  2. #c0456b
  3. #6bc045

Tetradic

  1. #456bc0
  2. #9a45c0
  3. #c09a45
  4. #6bc045

Square

  1. #456bc0
  2. #c045a9
  3. #c09a45
  4. #45c05d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2c51
  2. #2f4b8a
  3. #456bc0
  4. #7e98d3
  5. #b7c6e7

Shades

#456bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456bc0
  2. #3e60ad
  3. #37569a
  4. #304b86
  5. #294073
  6. #233660
  7. #1c2b4d
  8. #15203a
  9. #0e1526
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#456bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456bc0
  2. #587ac6
  3. #6a89cd
  4. #7d97d3
  5. #8fa6d9
  6. #a2b5e0
  7. #b5c4e6
  8. #c7d3ec
  9. #dae1f2
  10. #ecf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456bc0
  2. #4b6dba
  3. #516fb3
  4. #5771ad
  5. #5d73a6
  6. #6376a0
  7. #68789a
  8. #6e7a93
  9. #747c8d
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4374c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f69be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4471c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #396abf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1077a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456bc0 {
  color: #456bc0;
}
Background
.bg-456bc0 {
  background-color: #456bc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #456bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 107 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 49% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456bc0, #5d45c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 107 192 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.48 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.88 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.29 #ba943f Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456bc0  rgb(69, 107, 192)  hsl(221, 49%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#c09a45  rgb(192, 154, 69)  hsl(41, 49%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#c0456b  rgb(192, 69, 107)  hsl(341, 49%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6bc045  rgb(107, 192, 69)  hsl(101, 49%, 51%)  Kelly Green