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#486FBC

#486fbc ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#486fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.7% cyan, 40.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 219.83°, with 46.4% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #486fbc
  2. #bc9548

Split complementary

  1. #486fbc
  2. #bc5b48
  3. #a9bc48

Analogous

  1. #48a9bc
  2. #486fbc
  3. #5b48bc

Triadic

  1. #486fbc
  2. #bc486f
  3. #6fbc48

Tetradic

  1. #486fbc
  2. #9548bc
  3. #bc9548
  4. #6fbc48

Square

  1. #486fbc
  2. #bc48a9
  3. #bc9548
  4. #48bc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2d4e
  2. #314e86
  3. #486fbc
  4. #809bd1
  5. #b8c7e5

Shades

#486fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486fbc
  2. #4164a9
  3. #3a5996
  4. #324e84
  5. #2b4371
  6. #24385e
  7. #1d2c4b
  8. #162138
  9. #0e1626
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#486fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486fbc
  2. #5a7dc3
  3. #6d8cc9
  4. #7f9ad0
  5. #91a9d7
  6. #a4b7de
  7. #b6c5e4
  8. #c8d4eb
  9. #dae2f2
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486fbc
  2. #4e71b6
  3. #5372b0
  4. #5974aa
  5. #5e76a4
  6. #64789e
  7. #6a7998
  8. #6f7b92
  9. #757d8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d76bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b73be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #416dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f7aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486fbc {
  color: #486fbc;
}
Background
.bg-486fbc {
  background-color: #486fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486fbc {
  border: 2px solid #486fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 111 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486fbc, #5b48bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 111 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.94 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.18 #b79043 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486fbc  rgb(72, 111, 188)  hsl(220, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bc9548  rgb(188, 149, 72)  hsl(40, 46%, 51%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc486f  rgb(188, 72, 111)  hsl(340, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6fbc48  rgb(111, 188, 72)  hsl(100, 46%, 51%)  Mantis