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#486EE4

#486ee4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486ee4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.42% cyan, 51.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 225.38°, with 74.29% saturation and 58.82% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.84.

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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #486ee4
  2. #e4be48

Split complementary

  1. #486ee4
  2. #e47048
  3. #bce448

Analogous

  1. #48bce4
  2. #486ee4
  3. #7048e4

Triadic

  1. #486ee4
  2. #e4486e
  3. #6ee448

Tetradic

  1. #486ee4
  2. #be48e4
  3. #e4be48
  4. #6ee448

Square

  1. #486ee4
  2. #e448bc
  3. #e4be48
  4. #48e470

Monochromatic

  1. #132e80
  2. #1d45c3
  3. #486ee4
  4. #8ba3ee
  5. #cdd8f8

Shades

#486ee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ee4
  2. #4163cd
  3. #3a58b6
  4. #324da0
  5. #2b4289
  6. #243772
  7. #1d2c5b
  8. #162144
  9. #0e162e
  10. #070b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ee4
  2. #5a7de7
  3. #6d8be9
  4. #7f9aec
  5. #91a8ef
  6. #a4b7f2
  7. #b6c5f4
  8. #c8d4f7
  9. #dae2fa
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ee4
  2. #4e70da
  3. #5372d0
  4. #5973c6
  5. #5e75bc
  6. #6477b2
  7. #6a79a8
  8. #6f7b9e
  9. #757c94
  10. #7a7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6773ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #217ee8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3478e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #206fe3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ee4 {
  color: #486ee4;
}
Background
.bg-486ee4 {
  background-color: #486ee4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486ee4 {
  border: 2px solid #486ee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 74% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ee4, #7048e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 228 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.24 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.77 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.79 #b7911b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486ee4  rgb(72, 110, 228)  hsl(225, 74%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#e4be48  rgb(228, 190, 72)  hsl(45, 74%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#e4486e  rgb(228, 72, 110)  hsl(345, 74%, 59%)  Cerise
#6ee448  rgb(110, 228, 72)  hsl(105, 74%, 59%)  Malachite