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#486DDC

#486ddc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486ddc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 50.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #486ddc
  2. #dcb748

Split complementary

  1. #486ddc
  2. #dc6d48
  3. #b7dc48

Analogous

  1. #48b7dc
  2. #486ddc
  3. #6d48dc

Triadic

  1. #486ddc
  2. #dc486d
  3. #6ddc48

Tetradic

  1. #486ddc
  2. #b748dc
  3. #dcb748
  4. #6ddc48

Square

  1. #486ddc
  2. #dc48b7
  3. #dcb748
  4. #48dc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #162e75
  2. #2347b5
  3. #486ddc
  4. #88a0e8
  5. #c8d3f5

Shades

#486ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ddc
  2. #4162c6
  3. #3a57b0
  4. #324c9a
  5. #2b4184
  6. #24376e
  7. #1d2c58
  8. #162142
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ddc
  2. #5a7ce0
  3. #6d8ae3
  4. #7f99e7
  5. #91a7ea
  6. #a4b6ee
  7. #b6c5f1
  8. #c8d3f5
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #edf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ddc
  2. #4e6fd3
  3. #5371ca
  4. #5973c0
  5. #5e75b7
  6. #6477ae
  7. #6a78a5
  8. #6f7a9c
  9. #757c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6571a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b7be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3976de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #286ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ddc {
  color: #486ddc;
}
Background
.bg-486ddc {
  background-color: #486ddc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486ddc {
  border: 2px solid #486ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ddc, #6d48dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.05 #b79223 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486ddc  rgb(72, 109, 220)  hsl(225, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#dcb748  rgb(220, 183, 72)  hsl(45, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#dc486d  rgb(220, 72, 109)  hsl(345, 68%, 57%)  Cerise
#6ddc48  rgb(109, 220, 72)  hsl(105, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green