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#486FD8

#486fd8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486fd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 48.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 223.75°, with 64.86% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #486fd8
  2. #d8b148

Split complementary

  1. #486fd8
  2. #d86948
  3. #b7d848

Analogous

  1. #48b7d8
  2. #486fd8
  3. #6948d8

Triadic

  1. #486fd8
  2. #d8486f
  3. #6fd848

Tetradic

  1. #486fd8
  2. #b148d8
  3. #d8b148
  4. #6fd848

Square

  1. #486fd8
  2. #d848b7
  3. #d8b148
  4. #48d869

Monochromatic

  1. #182f6f
  2. #254aae
  3. #486fd8
  4. #87a1e5
  5. #c6d2f3

Shades

#486fd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486fd8
  2. #4164c2
  3. #3a59ad
  4. #324e97
  5. #2b4382
  6. #24386c
  7. #1d2c56
  8. #162141
  9. #0e162b
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#486fd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486fd8
  2. #5a7ddc
  3. #6d8ce0
  4. #7f9ae4
  5. #91a9e8
  6. #a4b7ec
  7. #b6c5ef
  8. #c8d4f3
  9. #dae2f7
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486fd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486fd8
  2. #4e71cf
  3. #5372c6
  4. #5974be
  5. #5e76b5
  6. #6478ac
  7. #6a79a3
  8. #6f7b9a
  9. #757d92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6672a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #367cdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d6fd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e77da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f6fd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486fd8 {
  color: #486fd8;
}
Background
.bg-486fd8 {
  background-color: #486fd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486fd8 {
  border: 2px solid #486fd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486fd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 111 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486fd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486fd8, #6948d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486fd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 111 216 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.59 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.83 #b79027 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#486fd8  rgb(72, 111, 216)  hsl(224, 65%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d8b148  rgb(216, 177, 72)  hsl(44, 65%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d8486f  rgb(216, 72, 111)  hsl(344, 65%, 56%)  Cerise
#6fd848  rgb(111, 216, 72)  hsl(104, 65%, 56%)  Lime Green