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#486EDA

#486eda ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486eda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 49.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 224.38°, with 66.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #486eda
  2. #dab448

Split complementary

  1. #486eda
  2. #da6b48
  3. #b7da48

Analogous

  1. #48b7da
  2. #486eda
  3. #6b48da

Triadic

  1. #486eda
  2. #da486e
  3. #6eda48

Tetradic

  1. #486eda
  2. #b448da
  3. #dab448
  4. #6eda48

Square

  1. #486eda
  2. #da48b7
  3. #dab448
  4. #48da6b

Monochromatic

  1. #172f72
  2. #2449b2
  3. #486eda
  4. #88a0e7
  5. #c7d3f4

Shades

#486eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486eda
  2. #4163c4
  3. #3a58ae
  4. #324d99
  5. #2b4283
  6. #24376d
  7. #1d2c57
  8. #162141
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#486eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486eda
  2. #5a7dde
  3. #6d8be1
  4. #7f9ae5
  5. #91a8e9
  6. #a4b7ed
  7. #b6c5f0
  8. #c8d4f4
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486eda
  2. #4e70d1
  3. #5372c8
  4. #5973bf
  5. #5e75b6
  6. #6477ad
  7. #6a79a4
  8. #6f7b9b
  9. #757c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6572a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #317bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b76dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c6ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486eda {
  color: #486eda;
}
Background
.bg-486eda {
  background-color: #486eda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486eda {
  border: 2px solid #486eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486eda, #6b48da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.16 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.66 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.22 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.86 #b79125 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486eda  rgb(72, 110, 218)  hsl(224, 66%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#dab448  rgb(218, 180, 72)  hsl(44, 66%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#da486e  rgb(218, 72, 110)  hsl(344, 66%, 57%)  Cerise
#6eda48  rgb(110, 218, 72)  hsl(104, 66%, 57%)  Lime Green