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#456CD8

#456cd8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#456cd8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 42.35% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.06% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 224.08°, with 65.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1695

Complementary

  1. #456cd8
  2. #d8b145

Split complementary

  1. #456cd8
  2. #d86745
  3. #b5d845

Analogous

  1. #45b5d8
  2. #456cd8
  3. #6745d8

Triadic

  1. #456cd8
  2. #d8456c
  3. #6cd845

Tetradic

  1. #456cd8
  2. #b145d8
  3. #d8b145
  4. #6cd845

Square

  1. #456cd8
  2. #d845b5
  3. #d8b145
  4. #45d867

Monochromatic

  1. #172e6d
  2. #2448ac
  3. #456cd8
  4. #849ee5
  5. #c3d0f3

Shades

#456cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456cd8
  2. #3e61c2
  3. #3756ad
  4. #304c97
  5. #294182
  6. #23366c
  7. #1c2b56
  8. #152041
  9. #0e162b
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#456cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456cd8
  2. #587bdc
  3. #6a89e0
  4. #7d98e4
  5. #8fa7e8
  6. #a2b6ec
  7. #b5c4ef
  8. #c7d3f3
  9. #dae2f7
  10. #ecf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456cd8
  2. #4b6ecf
  3. #5170c6
  4. #5772be
  5. #5d74b5
  6. #6376ac
  7. #6878a3
  8. #6e7a9a
  9. #747c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6370a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d79dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3874da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #276cd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456cd8 {
  color: #456cd8;
}
Background
.bg-456cd8 {
  background-color: #456cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #456cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 108 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456cd8, #6745d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 108 216 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.80 #ba9327 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456cd8  rgb(69, 108, 216)  hsl(224, 65%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d8b145  rgb(216, 177, 69)  hsl(44, 65%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d8456c  rgb(216, 69, 108)  hsl(344, 65%, 56%)  Cerise
#6cd845  rgb(108, 216, 69)  hsl(104, 65%, 56%)  Lime Green