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#486AC2

#486ac2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486ac2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.57% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.89% cyan, 45.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 223.28°, with 50% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #486ac2
  2. #c2a048

Split complementary

  1. #486ac2
  2. #c26348
  3. #a7c248

Analogous

  1. #48a7c2
  2. #486ac2
  3. #6348c2

Triadic

  1. #486ac2
  2. #c2486a
  3. #6ac248

Tetradic

  1. #486ac2
  2. #a048c2
  3. #c2a048
  4. #6ac248

Square

  1. #486ac2
  2. #c248a7
  3. #c2a048
  4. #48c263

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2c55
  2. #2f4a8e
  3. #486ac2
  4. #8199d5
  5. #bbc7e8

Shades

#486ac2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ac2
  2. #415faf
  3. #3a559b
  4. #324a88
  5. #2b4074
  6. #243561
  7. #1d2a4e
  8. #16203a
  9. #0e1527
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ac2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ac2
  2. #5a79c8
  3. #6d88ce
  4. #7f97d4
  5. #91a6da
  6. #a4b5e1
  7. #b6c3e7
  8. #c8d2ed
  9. #dae1f3
  10. #edf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ac2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ac2
  2. #4e6cbb
  3. #536eb5
  4. #5971ae
  5. #5e73a8
  6. #6475a1
  7. #6a779a
  8. #6f7994
  9. #757c8d
  10. #7a7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4074c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c69c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4370c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3969c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a77a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ac2 {
  color: #486ac2;
}
Background
.bg-486ac2 {
  background-color: #486ac2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486ac2 {
  border: 2px solid #486ac2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ac2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 106 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 50% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ac2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ac2, #6348c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ac2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 106 194 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.36 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.78 #b7953d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486ac2  rgb(72, 106, 194)  hsl(223, 50%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#c2a048  rgb(194, 160, 72)  hsl(43, 50%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#c2486a  rgb(194, 72, 106)  hsl(343, 50%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#6ac248  rgb(106, 194, 72)  hsl(103, 50%, 52%)  Mantis