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#4871DB

#4871db ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4871db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 44.31% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.12% cyan, 48.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.27°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 2.81.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #4871db
  2. #dbb248

Split complementary

  1. #4871db
  2. #db6948
  3. #badb48

Analogous

  1. #48badb
  2. #4871db
  3. #6948db

Triadic

  1. #4871db
  2. #db4871
  3. #71db48

Tetradic

  1. #4871db
  2. #b248db
  3. #dbb248
  4. #71db48

Square

  1. #4871db
  2. #db48ba
  3. #dbb248
  4. #48db69

Monochromatic

  1. #173173
  2. #234bb3
  3. #4871db
  4. #88a3e8
  5. #c8d4f4

Shades

#4871db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4871db
  2. #4166c5
  3. #3a5aaf
  4. #324f99
  5. #2b4483
  6. #24396e
  7. #1d2d58
  8. #162242
  9. #0e172c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4871db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4871db
  2. #5a7fdf
  3. #6d8de2
  4. #7f9ce6
  5. #91aae9
  6. #a4b8ed
  7. #b6c6f1
  8. #c8d4f4
  9. #dae3f8
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4871db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4871db
  2. #4e73d2
  3. #5374c9
  4. #5976c0
  5. #5e77b7
  6. #6479ae
  7. #6a7aa4
  8. #6f7c9b
  9. #757d92
  10. #7a7f89
  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 #6774a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #377edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e70d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f79dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f71da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4871db {
  color: #4871db;
}
Background
.bg-4871db {
  background-color: #4871db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4871db {
  border: 2px solid #4871db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4871db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 113 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4871db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4871db, #6948db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4871db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 113 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.41 #b78e24 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4871db  rgb(72, 113, 219)  hsl(223, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#dbb248  rgb(219, 178, 72)  hsl(43, 67%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#db4871  rgb(219, 72, 113)  hsl(343, 67%, 57%)  Cerise
#71db48  rgb(113, 219, 72)  hsl(103, 67%, 57%)  Lime Green