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#486FD4

#486fd4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486fd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.53% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.04% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 223.29°, with 61.95% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #486fd4
  2. #d4ad48

Split complementary

  1. #486fd4
  2. #d46748
  3. #b5d448

Analogous

  1. #48b5d4
  2. #486fd4
  3. #6748d4

Triadic

  1. #486fd4
  2. #d4486f
  3. #6fd448

Tetradic

  1. #486fd4
  2. #ad48d4
  3. #d4ad48
  4. #6fd448

Square

  1. #486fd4
  2. #d448b5
  3. #d4ad48
  4. #48d467

Monochromatic

  1. #19306a
  2. #274ba8
  3. #486fd4
  4. #86a0e3
  5. #c4d0f1

Shades

#486fd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486fd4
  2. #4164bf
  3. #3a59aa
  4. #324e94
  5. #2b437f
  6. #24386a
  7. #1d2c55
  8. #162140
  9. #0e162a
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#486fd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486fd4
  2. #5a7dd8
  3. #6d8cdd
  4. #7f9ae1
  5. #91a9e5
  6. #a4b7ea
  7. #b6c5ee
  8. #c8d4f2
  9. #dae2f6
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486fd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486fd4
  2. #4e71cc
  3. #5372c3
  4. #5974bb
  5. #5e76b2
  6. #6478aa
  7. #6a79a2
  8. #6f7b99
  9. #757d91
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6572a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a7bd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a6ed2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4076d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #326ed3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486fd4 {
  color: #486fd4;
}
Background
.bg-486fd4 {
  background-color: #486fd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486fd4 {
  border: 2px solid #486fd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486fd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 111 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 62% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486fd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486fd4, #6748d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486fd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 111 212 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.53 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.51 #b7902b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486fd4  rgb(72, 111, 212)  hsl(223, 62%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d4ad48  rgb(212, 173, 72)  hsl(43, 62%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d4486f  rgb(212, 72, 111)  hsl(343, 62%, 56%)  Cerise
#6fd448  rgb(111, 212, 72)  hsl(103, 62%, 56%)  Lime Green