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#4860AF

#4860af ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4860af is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 37.65% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.86% cyan, 45.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 226.02°, with 41.7% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #4860af
  2. #af9748

Split complementary

  1. #4860af
  2. #af6348
  3. #93af48

Analogous

  1. #4893af
  2. #4860af
  3. #6348af

Triadic

  1. #4860af
  2. #af4860
  3. #60af48

Tetradic

  1. #4860af
  2. #9748af
  3. #af9748
  4. #60af48

Square

  1. #4860af
  2. #af4893
  3. #af9748
  4. #48af63

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2543
  2. #324279
  3. #4860af
  4. #7b8dc9
  5. #b1bcdf

Shades

#4860af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4860af
  2. #41569e
  3. #3a4d8c
  4. #32437b
  5. #2b3a69
  6. #243058
  7. #1d2646
  8. #161d35
  9. #0e1323
  10. #070a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4860af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4860af
  2. #5a70b7
  3. #6d80bf
  4. #7f90c7
  5. #91a0cf
  6. #a4b0d7
  7. #b6bfdf
  8. #c8cfe7
  9. #dadfef
  10. #edeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4860af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4860af
  2. #4e63aa
  3. #5366a6
  4. #596aa1
  5. #5e6d9c
  6. #647098
  7. #6a7393
  8. #6f768e
  9. #757a89
  10. #7a7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c69b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d60ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00727f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4166b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a60ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a6b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4860af {
  color: #4860af;
}
Background
.bg-4860af {
  background-color: #4860af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4860af {
  border: 2px solid #4860af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4860af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 96 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 42% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4860af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4860af, #6348af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4860af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 96 175 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 5.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.24 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.26 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.83 #b79f50 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#4860af  rgb(72, 96, 175)  hsl(226, 42%, 48%)  Denim
#af9748  rgb(175, 151, 72)  hsl(46, 42%, 48%)  Brass
#af4860  rgb(175, 72, 96)  hsl(346, 42%, 48%)  Brick Red
#60af48  rgb(96, 175, 72)  hsl(106, 42%, 48%)  Kelly Green