ColorTool
Log in
#486EE7

#486ee7 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#486ee7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.83% cyan, 52.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 225.66°, with 76.81% saturation and 59.41% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3366ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #486ee7
  2. #e7c148

Split complementary

  1. #486ee7
  2. #e77148
  3. #bde748

Analogous

  1. #48bde7
  2. #486ee7
  3. #7148e7

Triadic

  1. #486ee7
  2. #e7486e
  3. #6ee748

Tetradic

  1. #486ee7
  2. #c148e7
  3. #e7c148
  4. #6ee748

Square

  1. #486ee7
  2. #e748bd
  3. #e7c148
  4. #48e771

Monochromatic

  1. #112d85
  2. #1a44c8
  3. #486ee7
  4. #8ca4f0
  5. #cfd9f9

Shades

#486ee7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ee7
  2. #4163d0
  3. #3a58b9
  4. #324da2
  5. #2b428b
  6. #243774
  7. #1d2c5c
  8. #162145
  9. #0e162e
  10. #070b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ee7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ee7
  2. #5a7de9
  3. #6d8bec
  4. #7f9aee
  5. #91a8f1
  6. #a4b7f3
  7. #b6c5f5
  8. #c8d4f8
  9. #dae2fa
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ee7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ee7
  2. #4e70dd
  3. #5372d2
  4. #5973c8
  5. #5e75be
  6. #6477b4
  7. #6a79a9
  8. #6f7b9f
  9. #757c95
  10. #7a7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6773af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a7eeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3278ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c6fe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-486ee7 {
  color: #486ee7;
}
Background
.bg-486ee7 {
  background-color: #486ee7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486ee7 {
  border: 2px solid #486ee7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ee7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 77% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ee7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ee7, #7148e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ee7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 231 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.19 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.79 #b79118 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486ee7  rgb(72, 110, 231)  hsl(226, 77%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#e7c148  rgb(231, 193, 72)  hsl(46, 77%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#e7486e  rgb(231, 72, 110)  hsl(346, 77%, 59%)  Cerise
#6ee748  rgb(110, 231, 72)  hsl(106, 77%, 59%)  Neon Green