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#456CDC

#456cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#456cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.64% cyan, 50.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 224.5°, with 68.33% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #456cdc
  2. #dcb545

Split complementary

  1. #456cdc
  2. #dc6a45
  3. #b8dc45

Analogous

  1. #45b8dc
  2. #456cdc
  3. #6a45dc

Triadic

  1. #456cdc
  2. #dc456c
  3. #6cdc45

Tetradic

  1. #456cdc
  2. #b545dc
  3. #dcb545
  4. #6cdc45

Square

  1. #456cdc
  2. #dc45b8
  3. #dcb545
  4. #45dc6a

Monochromatic

  1. #162e72
  2. #2247b3
  3. #456cdc
  4. #859fe8
  5. #c6d2f4

Shades

#456cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456cdc
  2. #3e61c6
  3. #3756b0
  4. #304c9a
  5. #294184
  6. #23366e
  7. #1c2b58
  8. #152042
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#456cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456cdc
  2. #587be0
  3. #6a89e3
  4. #7d98e7
  5. #8fa7ea
  6. #a2b6ee
  7. #b5c4f1
  8. #c7d3f5
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #ecf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456cdc
  2. #4b6ed3
  3. #5170ca
  4. #5772c0
  5. #5d74b7
  6. #6376ae
  7. #6878a5
  8. #6e7a9c
  9. #747c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6470a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #277ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3575de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #236cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456cdc {
  color: #456cdc;
}
Background
.bg-456cdc {
  background-color: #456cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456cdc {
  border: 2px solid #456cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 108 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456cdc, #6a45dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 108 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.20 #ba9323 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456cdc  rgb(69, 108, 220)  hsl(225, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#dcb545  rgb(220, 181, 69)  hsl(45, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#dc456c  rgb(220, 69, 108)  hsl(345, 68%, 57%)  Cerise
#6cdc45  rgb(108, 220, 69)  hsl(105, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green