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#4868BB

#4868bb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4868bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 40.78% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.5% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.3°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1487

Complementary

  1. #4868bb
  2. #bb9b48

Split complementary

  1. #4868bb
  2. #bb6148
  3. #a2bb48

Analogous

  1. #48a2bb
  2. #4868bb
  3. #6148bb

Triadic

  1. #4868bb
  2. #bb4868
  3. #68bb48

Tetradic

  1. #4868bb
  2. #9b48bb
  3. #bb9b48
  4. #68bb48

Square

  1. #4868bb
  2. #bb48a2
  3. #bb9b48
  4. #48bb61

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2a4d
  2. #314985
  3. #4868bb
  4. #8096d0
  5. #b8c4e4

Shades

#4868bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4868bb
  2. #415ea8
  3. #3a5396
  4. #324983
  5. #2b3e70
  6. #24345e
  7. #1d2a4b
  8. #161f38
  9. #0e1525
  10. #070a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4868bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4868bb
  2. #5a77c2
  3. #6d86c9
  4. #7f95cf
  5. #91a4d6
  6. #a4b4dd
  7. #b6c3e4
  8. #c8d2eb
  9. #dae1f1
  10. #edf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4868bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4868bb
  2. #4e6ab5
  3. #536daf
  4. #596fa9
  5. #5e72a3
  6. #64749e
  7. #6a7698
  8. #6f7992
  9. #757b8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4271be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3067b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #446ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b67ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21749f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4868bb {
  color: #4868bb;
}
Background
.bg-4868bb {
  background-color: #4868bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4868bb {
  border: 2px solid #4868bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4868bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 104 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4868bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4868bb, #6148bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4868bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 104 187 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.92 #b79744 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4868bb  rgb(72, 104, 187)  hsl(223, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bb9b48  rgb(187, 155, 72)  hsl(43, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bb4868  rgb(187, 72, 104)  hsl(343, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#68bb48  rgb(104, 187, 72)  hsl(103, 46%, 51%)  Mantis