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#486BC7

#486bc7 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486bc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.82% cyan, 46.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 223.46°, with 53.14% saturation and 53.14% 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 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #486bc7
  2. #c7a448

Split complementary

  1. #486bc7
  2. #c76448
  3. #abc748

Analogous

  1. #48abc7
  2. #486bc7
  3. #6448c7

Triadic

  1. #486bc7
  2. #c7486b
  3. #6bc748

Tetradic

  1. #486bc7
  2. #a448c7
  3. #c7a448
  4. #6bc748

Square

  1. #486bc7
  2. #c748ab
  3. #c7a448
  4. #48c764

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d5a
  2. #2e4a95
  3. #486bc7
  4. #839ad9
  5. #bdcaeb

Shades

#486bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bc7
  2. #4160b3
  3. #3a569f
  4. #324b8b
  5. #2b4077
  6. #243664
  7. #1d2b50
  8. #16203c
  9. #0e1528
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bc7
  2. #5a7acd
  3. #6d89d2
  4. #7f97d8
  5. #91a6dd
  6. #a4b5e3
  7. #b6c4e9
  8. #c8d3ee
  9. #dae1f4
  10. #edf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bc7
  2. #4e6dc0
  3. #536fb9
  4. #5971b2
  5. #5e73ab
  6. #6476a4
  7. #6a789c
  8. #6f7a95
  9. #757c8e
  10. #7a7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e76ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #276ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4271c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #376ac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1378a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bc7 {
  color: #486bc7;
}
Background
.bg-486bc7 {
  background-color: #486bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #486bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 53% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bc7, #6448c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 199 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.05 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.75 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.60 #b79438 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486bc7  rgb(72, 107, 199)  hsl(223, 53%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#c7a448  rgb(199, 164, 72)  hsl(43, 53%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#c7486b  rgb(199, 72, 107)  hsl(343, 53%, 53%)  Cerise
#6bc748  rgb(107, 199, 72)  hsl(103, 53%, 53%)  Mantis