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#486CD0

#486cd0 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486cd0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 42.35% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.38% cyan, 48.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 224.12°, with 59.13% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1666

Complementary

  1. #486cd0
  2. #d0ac48

Split complementary

  1. #486cd0
  2. #d06848
  3. #b0d048

Analogous

  1. #48b0d0
  2. #486cd0
  3. #6848d0

Triadic

  1. #486cd0
  2. #d0486c
  3. #6cd048

Tetradic

  1. #486cd0
  2. #ac48d0
  3. #d0ac48
  4. #6cd048

Square

  1. #486cd0
  2. #d048b0
  3. #d0ac48
  4. #48d068

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2e65
  2. #2a49a2
  3. #486cd0
  4. #859de0
  5. #c2ceef

Shades

#486cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486cd0
  2. #4161bb
  3. #3a56a6
  4. #324c92
  5. #2b417d
  6. #243668
  7. #1d2b53
  8. #16203e
  9. #0e162a
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#486cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486cd0
  2. #5a7bd5
  3. #6d89d9
  4. #7f98de
  5. #91a7e3
  6. #a4b6e8
  7. #b6c4ec
  8. #c8d3f1
  9. #dae2f6
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486cd0
  2. #4e6ec8
  3. #5370c0
  4. #5972b8
  5. #5e74b0
  6. #6476a8
  7. #6a78a0
  8. #6f7a98
  9. #757c90
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3778d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #186cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f73d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #326ccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #017baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486cd0 {
  color: #486cd0;
}
Background
.bg-486cd0 {
  background-color: #486cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #486cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 108 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 59% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486cd0, #6848d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 108 208 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.47 #b7932f Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486cd0  rgb(72, 108, 208)  hsl(224, 59%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#d0ac48  rgb(208, 172, 72)  hsl(44, 59%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#d0486c  rgb(208, 72, 108)  hsl(344, 59%, 55%)  Cerise
#6cd048  rgb(108, 208, 72)  hsl(104, 59%, 55%)  Lime Green