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#456FED

#456fed ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#456fed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 43.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.89% cyan, 53.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 82.35% saturation and 60% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #456fed
  2. #edc345

Split complementary

  1. #456fed
  2. #ed6f45
  3. #c3ed45

Analogous

  1. #45c3ed
  2. #456fed
  3. #6f45ed

Triadic

  1. #456fed
  2. #ed456f
  3. #6fed45

Tetradic

  1. #456fed
  2. #c345ed
  3. #edc345
  4. #6fed45

Square

  1. #456fed
  2. #ed45c3
  3. #edc345
  4. #45ed6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2d8b
  2. #1444d1
  3. #456fed
  4. #8ba5f4
  5. #d1dbfa

Shades

#456fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #456fed
  2. #3e64d5
  3. #3759be
  4. #304ea6
  5. #29438e
  6. #233877
  7. #1c2c5f
  8. #152147
  9. #0e162f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#456fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #456fed
  2. #587def
  3. #6a8cf1
  4. #7d9af2
  5. #8fa9f4
  6. #a2b7f6
  7. #b5c5f8
  8. #c7d4fa
  9. #dae2fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#456fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #456fed
  2. #4b71e2
  3. #5172d7
  4. #5774cc
  5. #5d76c1
  6. #6378b7
  7. #6879ac
  8. #6e7ba1
  9. #747d96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6774b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a80f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c7af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a70eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-456fed {
  color: #456fed;
}
Background
.bg-456fed {
  background-color: #456fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-456fed {
  border: 2px solid #456fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #456fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 111 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-456fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #456fed, #6f45ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-456fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 111 237 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.95 #ba9012 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#456fed  rgb(69, 111, 237)  hsl(225, 82%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#edc345  rgb(237, 195, 69)  hsl(45, 82%, 60%)  Saffron
#ed456f  rgb(237, 69, 111)  hsl(345, 82%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6fed45  rgb(111, 237, 69)  hsl(105, 82%, 60%)  Neon Green