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#486EBA

#486eba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.14% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.29% cyan, 40.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 45.24% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.1607

Complementary

  1. #486eba
  2. #ba9448

Split complementary

  1. #486eba
  2. #ba5b48
  3. #a7ba48

Analogous

  1. #48a7ba
  2. #486eba
  3. #5b48ba

Triadic

  1. #486eba
  2. #ba486e
  3. #6eba48

Tetradic

  1. #486eba
  2. #9448ba
  3. #ba9448
  4. #6eba48

Square

  1. #486eba
  2. #ba48a7
  3. #ba9448
  4. #48ba5b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2d4c
  2. #324d84
  3. #486eba
  4. #809acf
  5. #b7c6e4

Shades

#486eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486eba
  2. #4163a7
  3. #3a5895
  4. #324d82
  5. #2b4270
  6. #24375d
  7. #1d2c4a
  8. #162138
  9. #0e1625
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#486eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486eba
  2. #5a7dc1
  3. #6d8bc8
  4. #7f9acf
  5. #91a8d6
  6. #a4b7dd
  7. #b6c5e3
  8. #c8d4ea
  9. #dae2f1
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486eba
  2. #4e70b4
  3. #5372ae
  4. #5973a9
  5. #5e75a3
  6. #64779d
  7. #6a7997
  8. #6f7b91
  9. #757c8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d75bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b72bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #416cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2179a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486eba {
  color: #486eba;
}
Background
.bg-486eba {
  background-color: #486eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486eba {
  border: 2px solid #486eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486eba, #5b48ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.35 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.37 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.37 #b79145 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486eba  rgb(72, 110, 186)  hsl(220, 45%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#ba9448  rgb(186, 148, 72)  hsl(40, 45%, 51%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba486e  rgb(186, 72, 110)  hsl(340, 45%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6eba48  rgb(110, 186, 72)  hsl(100, 45%, 51%)  Mantis