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#466EC6

#466ec6 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#466ec6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 43.14% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.65% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 221.25°, with 52.89% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1653

Complementary

  1. #466ec6
  2. #c69e46

Split complementary

  1. #466ec6
  2. #c65e46
  3. #aec646

Analogous

  1. #46aec6
  2. #466ec6
  3. #5e46c6

Triadic

  1. #466ec6
  2. #c6466e
  3. #6ec646

Tetradic

  1. #466ec6
  2. #9e46c6
  3. #c69e46
  4. #6ec646

Square

  1. #466ec6
  2. #c646ae
  3. #c69e46
  4. #46c65e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e58
  2. #2d4d92
  3. #466ec6
  4. #809cd8
  5. #bbcaea

Shades

#466ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #466ec6
  2. #3f63b2
  3. #38589e
  4. #314d8b
  5. #2a4277
  6. #233763
  7. #1c2c4f
  8. #15213b
  9. #0e1628
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#466ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #466ec6
  2. #597dcc
  3. #6b8bd1
  4. #7e9ad7
  5. #90a8dd
  6. #a3b7e3
  7. #b5c5e8
  8. #c8d4ee
  9. #dae2f4
  10. #edf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#466ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #466ec6
  2. #4c70bf
  3. #5272b8
  4. #5773b1
  5. #5d75aa
  6. #6377a3
  7. #69799c
  8. #6f7b95
  9. #747c8e
  10. #7a7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63709a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4477c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6cc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4574c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #396dc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #097ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-466ec6 {
  color: #466ec6;
}
Background
.bg-466ec6 {
  background-color: #466ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-466ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #466ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #466ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 110 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 53% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-466ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #466ec6, #5e46c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-466ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 110 198 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.77 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.05 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.46 #b99139 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#466ec6  rgb(70, 110, 198)  hsl(221, 53%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#c69e46  rgb(198, 158, 70)  hsl(41, 53%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#c6466e  rgb(198, 70, 110)  hsl(341, 53%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#6ec646  rgb(110, 198, 70)  hsl(101, 53%, 53%)  Mantis