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#4572E1

#4572e1 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4572e1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 44.71% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.33% cyan, 49.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 222.69°, with 72.22% saturation and 57.65% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #4572e1
  2. #e1b445

Split complementary

  1. #4572e1
  2. #e16645
  3. #c0e145

Analogous

  1. #45c0e1
  2. #4572e1
  3. #6645e1

Triadic

  1. #4572e1
  2. #e14572
  3. #72e145

Tetradic

  1. #4572e1
  2. #b445e1
  3. #e1b445
  4. #72e145

Square

  1. #4572e1
  2. #e145c0
  3. #e1b445
  4. #45e166

Monochromatic

  1. #143179
  2. #1e4cbb
  3. #4572e1
  4. #87a4ec
  5. #c9d6f6

Shades

#4572e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4572e1
  2. #3e67cb
  3. #375bb4
  4. #30509e
  5. #294487
  6. #233971
  7. #1c2e5a
  8. #152244
  9. #0e172d
  10. #070b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4572e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4572e1
  2. #5880e4
  3. #6a8ee7
  4. #7d9cea
  5. #8faaed
  6. #a2b9f0
  7. #b5c7f3
  8. #c7d5f6
  9. #dae3f9
  10. #ecf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4572e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4572e1
  2. #4b73d7
  3. #5175ce
  4. #5776c4
  5. #5d78ba
  6. #6379b1
  7. #687aa7
  8. #6e7c9d
  9. #747d93
  10. #7a7f8a
  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 #6776ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #327fe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a7ae3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2871e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4572e1 {
  color: #4572e1;
}
Background
.bg-4572e1 {
  background-color: #4572e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4572e1 {
  border: 2px solid #4572e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4572e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 114 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 72% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4572e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4572e1, #6645e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4572e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 114 225 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.14 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.95 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.32 #ba8d1e Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4572e1  rgb(69, 114, 225)  hsl(223, 72%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#e1b445  rgb(225, 180, 69)  hsl(43, 72%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#e14572  rgb(225, 69, 114)  hsl(343, 72%, 58%)  Cerise
#72e145  rgb(114, 225, 69)  hsl(103, 72%, 58%)  Malachite