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#4861BA

#4861ba ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4861ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.29% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 226.84°, with 45.24% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1347

Complementary

  1. #4861ba
  2. #baa148

Split complementary

  1. #4861ba
  2. #ba6848
  3. #9aba48

Analogous

  1. #489aba
  2. #4861ba
  3. #6848ba

Triadic

  1. #4861ba
  2. #ba4861
  3. #61ba48

Tetradic

  1. #4861ba
  2. #a148ba
  3. #baa148
  4. #61ba48

Square

  1. #4861ba
  2. #ba489a
  3. #baa148
  4. #48ba68

Monochromatic

  1. #1d274c
  2. #324484
  3. #4861ba
  4. #8091cf
  5. #b7c1e4

Shades

#4861ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4861ba
  2. #4157a7
  3. #3a4e95
  4. #324482
  5. #2b3a70
  6. #24315d
  7. #1d274a
  8. #161d38
  9. #0e1325
  10. #070a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4861ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4861ba
  2. #5a71c1
  3. #6d81c8
  4. #7f90cf
  5. #91a0d6
  6. #a4b0dd
  7. #b6c0e3
  8. #c8d0ea
  9. #dadff1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4861ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4861ba
  2. #4e64b4
  3. #5367ae
  4. #596aa9
  5. #5e6da3
  6. #64719d
  7. #6a7497
  8. #6f7791
  9. #757a8c
  10. #7a7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2062b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d68bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3462b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #236e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4861ba {
  color: #4861ba;
}
Background
.bg-4861ba {
  background-color: #4861ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4861ba {
  border: 2px solid #4861ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4861ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4861ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4861ba, #6848ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4861ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 5.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.93 #b79e45 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Denim
#4861ba  rgb(72, 97, 186)  hsl(227, 45%, 51%)  Denim
#baa148  rgb(186, 161, 72)  hsl(47, 45%, 51%)  Brass
#ba4861  rgb(186, 72, 97)  hsl(347, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#61ba48  rgb(97, 186, 72)  hsl(107, 45%, 51%)  Mantis