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#486BC6

#486bc6 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486bc6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.64% cyan, 45.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, with 52.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #486bc6
  2. #c6a348

Split complementary

  1. #486bc6
  2. #c66448
  3. #aac648

Analogous

  1. #48aac6
  2. #486bc6
  3. #6448c6

Triadic

  1. #486bc6
  2. #c6486b
  3. #6bc648

Tetradic

  1. #486bc6
  2. #a348c6
  3. #c6a348
  4. #6bc648

Square

  1. #486bc6
  2. #c648aa
  3. #c6a348
  4. #48c664

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d59
  2. #2e4a94
  3. #486bc6
  4. #829ad8
  5. #bdc9ea

Shades

#486bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bc6
  2. #4160b2
  3. #3a569e
  4. #324b8b
  5. #2b4077
  6. #243663
  7. #1d2b4f
  8. #16203b
  9. #0e1528
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bc6
  2. #5a7acc
  3. #6d89d1
  4. #7f97d7
  5. #91a6dd
  6. #a4b5e3
  7. #b6c4e8
  8. #c8d3ee
  9. #dae1f4
  10. #edf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bc6
  2. #4e6dbf
  3. #536fb8
  4. #5971b1
  5. #5e73aa
  6. #6476a3
  7. #6a789c
  8. #6f7a95
  9. #757c8e
  10. #7a7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f75c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286ac4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4271c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #386ac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1578a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bc6 {
  color: #486bc6;
}
Background
.bg-486bc6 {
  background-color: #486bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #486bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 53% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bc6, #6448c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 198 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.26 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.84 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.58 #b79439 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486bc6  rgb(72, 107, 198)  hsl(223, 53%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#c6a348  rgb(198, 163, 72)  hsl(43, 53%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#c6486b  rgb(198, 72, 107)  hsl(343, 53%, 53%)  Cerise
#6bc648  rgb(107, 198, 72)  hsl(103, 53%, 53%)  Mantis