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#456EDD

#456edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#456edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 43.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 223.82°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #456edd
  2. #ddb445

Split complementary

  1. #456edd
  2. #dd6845
  3. #badd45

Analogous

  1. #45badd
  2. #456edd
  3. #6845dd

Triadic

  1. #456edd
  2. #dd456e
  3. #6edd45

Tetradic

  1. #456edd
  2. #b445dd
  3. #ddb445
  4. #6edd45

Square

  1. #456edd
  2. #dd45ba
  3. #ddb445
  4. #45dd68

Monochromatic

  1. #152f74
  2. #2149b4
  3. #456edd
  4. #86a0e9
  5. #c6d3f5

Shades

#456edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456edd
  2. #3e63c7
  3. #3758b1
  4. #304d9b
  5. #294285
  6. #23376f
  7. #1c2c58
  8. #152142
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#456edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456edd
  2. #587de0
  3. #6a8be4
  4. #7d9ae7
  5. #8fa8eb
  6. #a2b7ee
  7. #b5c5f1
  8. #c7d4f5
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #ecf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456edd
  2. #4b70d4
  3. #5172ca
  4. #5773c1
  5. #5d75b8
  6. #6377af
  7. #6879a5
  8. #6e7b9c
  9. #747c93
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6572a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c7ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3777df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #256edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456edd {
  color: #456edd;
}
Background
.bg-456edd {
  background-color: #456edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-456edd {
  border: 2px solid #456edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 110 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456edd, #6845dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 110 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.00 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.86 #ba9122 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456edd  rgb(69, 110, 221)  hsl(224, 69%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#ddb445  rgb(221, 180, 69)  hsl(44, 69%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#dd456e  rgb(221, 69, 110)  hsl(344, 69%, 57%)  Cerise
#6edd45  rgb(110, 221, 69)  hsl(104, 69%, 57%)  Lime Green