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#456CDA

#456cda ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#456cda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.35% cyan, 50.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 224.3°, with 66.82% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #456cda
  2. #dab345

Split complementary

  1. #456cda
  2. #da6845
  3. #b6da45

Analogous

  1. #45b6da
  2. #456cda
  3. #6845da

Triadic

  1. #456cda
  2. #da456c
  3. #6cda45

Tetradic

  1. #456cda
  2. #b345da
  3. #dab345
  4. #6cda45

Square

  1. #456cda
  2. #da45b6
  3. #dab345
  4. #45da68

Monochromatic

  1. #162e70
  2. #2348b0
  3. #456cda
  4. #859ee7
  5. #c5d1f3

Shades

#456cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456cda
  2. #3e61c4
  3. #3756ae
  4. #304c99
  5. #294183
  6. #23366d
  7. #1c2b57
  8. #152041
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#456cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456cda
  2. #587bde
  3. #6a89e1
  4. #7d98e5
  5. #8fa7e9
  6. #a2b6ed
  7. #b5c4f0
  8. #c7d3f4
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #ecf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456cda
  2. #4b6ed1
  3. #5170c8
  4. #5772bf
  5. #5d74b6
  6. #6376ad
  7. #6878a4
  8. #6e7a9b
  9. #747c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6470a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a7ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3775dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #256cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456cda {
  color: #456cda;
}
Background
.bg-456cda {
  background-color: #456cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456cda {
  border: 2px solid #456cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 108 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 67% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456cda, #6845da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 108 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.00 #ba9325 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456cda  rgb(69, 108, 218)  hsl(224, 67%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#dab345  rgb(218, 179, 69)  hsl(44, 67%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#da456c  rgb(218, 69, 108)  hsl(344, 67%, 56%)  Cerise
#6cda45  rgb(108, 218, 69)  hsl(104, 67%, 56%)  Lime Green