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#486DEC

#486dec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486dec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.49% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 226.46°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #486dec
  2. #ecc748

Split complementary

  1. #486dec
  2. #ec7548
  3. #bfec48

Analogous

  1. #48bfec
  2. #486dec
  3. #7548ec

Triadic

  1. #486dec
  2. #ec486d
  3. #6dec48

Tetradic

  1. #486dec
  2. #c748ec
  3. #ecc748
  4. #6dec48

Square

  1. #486dec
  2. #ec48bf
  3. #ecc748
  4. #48ec75

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2b8c
  2. #1640d2
  3. #486dec
  4. #8da4f3
  5. #d3dcfa

Shades

#486dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486dec
  2. #4162d4
  3. #3a57bd
  4. #324ca5
  5. #2b418e
  6. #243776
  7. #1d2c5e
  8. #162147
  9. #0e162f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#486dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486dec
  2. #5a7cee
  3. #6d8af0
  4. #7f99f2
  5. #91a7f4
  6. #a4b6f6
  7. #b6c5f7
  8. #c8d3f9
  9. #dae2fb
  10. #edf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486dec
  2. #4e6fe1
  3. #5371d6
  4. #5973cc
  5. #5e75c1
  6. #6477b6
  7. #6a78ab
  8. #6f7aa0
  9. #757c96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6773b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c78ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e6fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486dec {
  color: #486dec;
}
Background
.bg-486dec {
  background-color: #486dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486dec {
  border: 2px solid #486dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486dec, #7548ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.44 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.99 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.85 #b79213 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486dec  rgb(72, 109, 236)  hsl(226, 81%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#ecc748  rgb(236, 199, 72)  hsl(46, 81%, 60%)  Saffron
#ec486d  rgb(236, 72, 109)  hsl(346, 81%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dec48  rgb(109, 236, 72)  hsl(106, 81%, 60%)  Neon Green