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#4868BC

#4868bc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4868bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.7% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.45°, with 46.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #4868bc
  2. #bc9c48

Split complementary

  1. #4868bc
  2. #bc6248
  3. #a2bc48

Analogous

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #4868bc
  3. #6248bc

Triadic

  1. #4868bc
  2. #bc4868
  3. #68bc48

Tetradic

  1. #4868bc
  2. #9c48bc
  3. #bc9c48
  4. #68bc48

Square

  1. #4868bc
  2. #bc48a2
  3. #bc9c48
  4. #48bc62

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2a4e
  2. #314986
  3. #4868bc
  4. #8096d1
  5. #b8c4e5

Shades

#4868bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4868bc
  2. #415ea9
  3. #3a5396
  4. #324984
  5. #2b3e71
  6. #24345e
  7. #1d2a4b
  8. #161f38
  9. #0e1526
  10. #070a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4868bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4868bc
  2. #5a77c3
  3. #6d86c9
  4. #7f95d0
  5. #91a4d7
  6. #a4b4de
  7. #b6c3e4
  8. #c8d2eb
  9. #dae1f2
  10. #edf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4868bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4868bc
  2. #4e6ab6
  3. #536db0
  4. #596faa
  5. #5e72a4
  6. #64749e
  7. #6a7698
  8. #6f7992
  9. #757b8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4171bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f67ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #446ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a67bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2074a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4868bc {
  color: #4868bc;
}
Background
.bg-4868bc {
  background-color: #4868bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4868bc {
  border: 2px solid #4868bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4868bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 104 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4868bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4868bc, #6248bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4868bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 104 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.93 #b79743 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4868bc  rgb(72, 104, 188)  hsl(223, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bc9c48  rgb(188, 156, 72)  hsl(43, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bc4868  rgb(188, 72, 104)  hsl(343, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#68bc48  rgb(104, 188, 72)  hsl(103, 46%, 51%)  Mantis