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#466CCC

#466ccc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#466ccc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 42.35% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.69% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, with 56.78% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #466ccc
  2. #cca646

Split complementary

  1. #466ccc
  2. #cc6346
  3. #afcc46

Analogous

  1. #46afcc
  2. #466ccc
  3. #6346cc

Triadic

  1. #466ccc
  2. #cc466c
  3. #6ccc46

Tetradic

  1. #466ccc
  2. #a646cc
  3. #cca646
  4. #6ccc46

Square

  1. #466ccc
  2. #cc46af
  3. #cca646
  4. #46cc63

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2e5f
  2. #2b4a9b
  3. #466ccc
  4. #829cdd
  5. #becbed

Shades

#466ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #466ccc
  2. #3f61b8
  3. #3856a3
  4. #314c8f
  5. #2a417a
  6. #233666
  7. #1c2b52
  8. #15203d
  9. #0e1629
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#466ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #466ccc
  2. #597bd1
  3. #6b89d6
  4. #7e98db
  5. #90a7e0
  6. #a3b6e6
  7. #b5c4eb
  8. #c8d3f0
  9. #dae2f5
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#466ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #466ccc
  2. #4c6ec4
  3. #5270bd
  4. #5772b5
  5. #5d74ae
  6. #6376a6
  7. #69789e
  8. #6f7a97
  9. #747c8f
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626f9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b77d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f6bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4073ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #336bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-466ccc {
  color: #466ccc;
}
Background
.bg-466ccc {
  background-color: #466ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-466ccc {
  border: 2px solid #466ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #466ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 108 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-466ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #466ccc, #6346cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-466ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 108 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.20 #b99333 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#466ccc  rgb(70, 108, 204)  hsl(223, 57%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#cca646  rgb(204, 166, 70)  hsl(43, 57%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#cc466c  rgb(204, 70, 108)  hsl(343, 57%, 54%)  Cerise
#6ccc46  rgb(108, 204, 70)  hsl(103, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green