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#486DD7

#486dd7 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486dd7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 42.75% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 49.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 224.48°, 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #486dd7
  2. #d7b248

Split complementary

  1. #486dd7
  2. #d76a48
  3. #b4d748

Analogous

  1. #48b4d7
  2. #486dd7
  3. #6a48d7

Triadic

  1. #486dd7
  2. #d7486d
  3. #6dd748

Tetradic

  1. #486dd7
  2. #b248d7
  3. #d7b248
  4. #6dd748

Square

  1. #486dd7
  2. #d748b4
  3. #d7b248
  4. #48d76a

Monochromatic

  1. #182e6e
  2. #2649ad
  3. #486dd7
  4. #879fe5
  5. #c6d1f2

Shades

#486dd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486dd7
  2. #4162c2
  3. #3a57ac
  4. #324c97
  5. #2b4181
  6. #24376c
  7. #1d2c56
  8. #162141
  9. #0e162b
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#486dd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486dd7
  2. #5a7cdb
  3. #6d8adf
  4. #7f99e3
  5. #91a7e7
  6. #a4b6eb
  7. #b6c5ef
  8. #c8d3f3
  9. #dae2f7
  10. #edf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486dd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486dd7
  2. #4e6fce
  3. #5371c6
  4. #5973bd
  5. #5e75b4
  6. #6477ac
  7. #6a78a3
  8. #6f7a9a
  9. #757c91
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6571a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #327adb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #026dd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c75d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d6dd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486dd7 {
  color: #486dd7;
}
Background
.bg-486dd7 {
  background-color: #486dd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486dd7 {
  border: 2px solid #486dd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486dd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 64% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486dd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486dd7, #6a48d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486dd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 215 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.28 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.04 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.90 #b79228 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486dd7  rgb(72, 109, 215)  hsl(224, 64%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d7b248  rgb(215, 178, 72)  hsl(44, 64%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d7486d  rgb(215, 72, 109)  hsl(344, 64%, 56%)  Cerise
#6dd748  rgb(109, 215, 72)  hsl(104, 64%, 56%)  Lime Green