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#486BD7

#486bd7 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486bd7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 225.31°, with 64.13% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.168

Complementary

  1. #486bd7
  2. #d7b448

Split complementary

  1. #486bd7
  2. #d76c48
  3. #b3d748

Analogous

  1. #48b3d7
  2. #486bd7
  3. #6c48d7

Triadic

  1. #486bd7
  2. #d7486b
  3. #6bd748

Tetradic

  1. #486bd7
  2. #b448d7
  3. #d7b448
  4. #6bd748

Square

  1. #486bd7
  2. #d748b3
  3. #d7b448
  4. #48d76c

Monochromatic

  1. #182d6e
  2. #2647ad
  3. #486bd7
  4. #879ee5
  5. #c6d1f2

Shades

#486bd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bd7
  2. #4160c2
  3. #3a56ac
  4. #324b97
  5. #2b4081
  6. #24366c
  7. #1d2b56
  8. #162041
  9. #0e152b
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bd7
  2. #5a7adb
  3. #6d89df
  4. #7f97e3
  5. #91a6e7
  6. #a4b5eb
  7. #b6c4ef
  8. #c8d3f3
  9. #dae1f7
  10. #edf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bd7
  2. #4e6dce
  3. #536fc6
  4. #5971bd
  5. #5e73b4
  6. #6476ac
  7. #6a78a3
  8. #6f7a9a
  9. #757c91
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c79db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3974d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a6bd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bd7 {
  color: #486bd7;
}
Background
.bg-486bd7 {
  background-color: #486bd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486bd7 {
  border: 2px solid #486bd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 64% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bd7, #6c48d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 215 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.95 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.04 #b79428 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486bd7  rgb(72, 107, 215)  hsl(225, 64%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d7b448  rgb(215, 180, 72)  hsl(45, 64%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d7486b  rgb(215, 72, 107)  hsl(345, 64%, 56%)  Cerise
#6bd748  rgb(107, 215, 72)  hsl(105, 64%, 56%)  Lime Green