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#456BC1

#456bc1 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#456bc1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.25% cyan, 44.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 221.61°, with 50% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #456bc1
  2. #c19b45

Split complementary

  1. #456bc1
  2. #c15d45
  3. #a9c145

Analogous

  1. #45a9c1
  2. #456bc1
  3. #5d45c1

Triadic

  1. #456bc1
  2. #c1456b
  3. #6bc145

Tetradic

  1. #456bc1
  2. #9b45c1
  3. #c19b45
  4. #6bc145

Square

  1. #456bc1
  2. #c145a9
  3. #c19b45
  4. #45c15d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2c52
  2. #2e4b8b
  3. #456bc1
  4. #7e99d4
  5. #b8c6e7

Shades

#456bc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456bc1
  2. #3e60ae
  3. #37569a
  4. #304b87
  5. #294074
  6. #233661
  7. #1c2b4d
  8. #15203a
  9. #0e1527
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#456bc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456bc1
  2. #587ac7
  3. #6a89cd
  4. #7d97d4
  5. #8fa6da
  6. #a2b5e0
  7. #b5c4e6
  8. #c7d3ec
  9. #dae1f3
  10. #ecf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456bc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456bc1
  2. #4b6dbb
  3. #516fb4
  4. #5771ae
  5. #5d73a7
  6. #6376a1
  7. #68789a
  8. #6e7a94
  9. #747c8d
  10. #7a7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4274c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e69bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4371c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #386ac0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f77a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456bc1 {
  color: #456bc1;
}
Background
.bg-456bc1 {
  background-color: #456bc1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456bc1 {
  border: 2px solid #456bc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456bc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 107 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 50% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456bc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456bc1, #5d45c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456bc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 107 193 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.76 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.29 #ba943e Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456bc1  rgb(69, 107, 193)  hsl(222, 50%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#c19b45  rgb(193, 155, 69)  hsl(42, 50%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#c1456b  rgb(193, 69, 107)  hsl(342, 50%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6bc145  rgb(107, 193, 69)  hsl(102, 50%, 51%)  Kelly Green