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#486ECF

#486ecf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486ecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 46.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 223.11°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #486ecf
  2. #cfa948

Split complementary

  1. #486ecf
  2. #cf6648
  3. #b2cf48

Analogous

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #486ecf
  3. #6648cf

Triadic

  1. #486ecf
  2. #cf486e
  3. #6ecf48

Tetradic

  1. #486ecf
  2. #a948cf
  3. #cfa948
  4. #6ecf48

Square

  1. #486ecf
  2. #cf48b2
  3. #cfa948
  4. #48cf66

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2f64
  2. #2a4ba0
  3. #486ecf
  4. #859edf
  5. #c1ceef

Shades

#486ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ecf
  2. #4163ba
  3. #3a58a6
  4. #324d91
  5. #2b427c
  6. #243768
  7. #1d2c53
  8. #16213e
  9. #0e1629
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ecf
  2. #5a7dd4
  3. #6d8bd9
  4. #7f9add
  5. #91a8e2
  6. #a4b7e7
  7. #b6c5ec
  8. #c8d4f1
  9. #dae2f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ecf
  2. #4e70c7
  3. #5372bf
  4. #5973b7
  5. #5e75af
  6. #6477a8
  7. #6a79a0
  8. #6f7b98
  9. #757c90
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6471a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d79d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #226dcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4175d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #356dce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #027caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ecf {
  color: #486ecf;
}
Background
.bg-486ecf {
  background-color: #486ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486ecf {
  border: 2px solid #486ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ecf, #6648cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 207 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.14 #b79130 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486ecf  rgb(72, 110, 207)  hsl(223, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cfa948  rgb(207, 169, 72)  hsl(43, 58%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#cf486e  rgb(207, 72, 110)  hsl(343, 58%, 55%)  Cerise
#6ecf48  rgb(110, 207, 72)  hsl(103, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green