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#486ECC

#486ecc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486ecc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 46.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, with 56.41% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #486ecc
  2. #cca648

Split complementary

  1. #486ecc
  2. #cc6448
  3. #b0cc48

Analogous

  1. #48b0cc
  2. #486ecc
  3. #6448cc

Triadic

  1. #486ecc
  2. #cc486e
  3. #6ecc48

Tetradic

  1. #486ecc
  2. #a648cc
  3. #cca648
  4. #6ecc48

Square

  1. #486ecc
  2. #cc48b0
  3. #cca648
  4. #48cc64

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2f60
  2. #2b4c9c
  3. #486ecc
  4. #849ddd
  5. #c0cded

Shades

#486ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ecc
  2. #4163b8
  3. #3a58a3
  4. #324d8f
  5. #2b427a
  6. #243766
  7. #1d2c52
  8. #16213d
  9. #0e1629
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ecc
  2. #5a7dd1
  3. #6d8bd6
  4. #7f9adb
  5. #91a8e0
  6. #a4b7e6
  7. #b6c5eb
  8. #c8d4f0
  9. #dae2f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ecc
  2. #4e70c4
  3. #5372bd
  4. #5973b5
  5. #5e75ae
  6. #6477a6
  7. #6a799e
  8. #6f7b97
  9. #757c8f
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64719e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f79d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #276dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4375ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #376dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #097cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ecc {
  color: #486ecc;
}
Background
.bg-486ecc {
  background-color: #486ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486ecc {
  border: 2px solid #486ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ecc, #6448cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.77 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.84 #b79133 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486ecc  rgb(72, 110, 204)  hsl(223, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#cca648  rgb(204, 166, 72)  hsl(43, 56%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#cc486e  rgb(204, 72, 110)  hsl(343, 56%, 54%)  Cerise
#6ecc48  rgb(110, 204, 72)  hsl(103, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green