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#4872CF

#4872cf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4872cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 44.71% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 44.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.33°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #4872cf
  2. #cfa548

Split complementary

  1. #4872cf
  2. #cf6248
  3. #b6cf48

Analogous

  1. #48b6cf
  2. #4872cf
  3. #6248cf

Triadic

  1. #4872cf
  2. #cf4872
  3. #72cf48

Tetradic

  1. #4872cf
  2. #a548cf
  3. #cfa548
  4. #72cf48

Square

  1. #4872cf
  2. #cf48b6
  3. #cfa548
  4. #48cf62

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3164
  2. #2a4fa0
  3. #4872cf
  4. #85a1df
  5. #c1cfef

Shades

#4872cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4872cf
  2. #4167ba
  3. #3a5ba6
  4. #325091
  5. #2b447c
  6. #243968
  7. #1d2e53
  8. #16223e
  9. #0e1729
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4872cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4872cf
  2. #5a80d4
  3. #6d8ed9
  4. #7f9cdd
  5. #91aae2
  6. #a4b9e7
  7. #b6c7ec
  8. #c8d5f1
  9. #dae3f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4872cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4872cf
  2. #4e73c7
  3. #5375bf
  4. #5976b7
  5. #5e78af
  6. #6479a8
  7. #6a7aa0
  8. #6f7c98
  9. #757d90
  10. #7a7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6674a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d70cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4678d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a71ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4872cf {
  color: #4872cf;
}
Background
.bg-4872cf {
  background-color: #4872cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4872cf {
  border: 2px solid #4872cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4872cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 114 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4872cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4872cf, #6248cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4872cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 114 207 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.40 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.41 #b78d30 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4872cf  rgb(72, 114, 207)  hsl(221, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cfa548  rgb(207, 165, 72)  hsl(41, 58%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#cf4872  rgb(207, 72, 114)  hsl(341, 58%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#72cf48  rgb(114, 207, 72)  hsl(101, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green