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#496DCC

#496dcc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496dcc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.75% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.22% cyan, 46.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 223.51°, with 56.22% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1671

Complementary

  1. #496dcc
  2. #cca849

Split complementary

  1. #496dcc
  2. #cc6649
  3. #aecc49

Analogous

  1. #49aecc
  2. #496dcc
  3. #6649cc

Triadic

  1. #496dcc
  2. #cc496d
  3. #6dcc49

Tetradic

  1. #496dcc
  2. #a849cc
  3. #cca849
  4. #6dcc49

Square

  1. #496dcc
  2. #cc49ae
  3. #cca849
  4. #49cc66

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e61
  2. #2c4b9d
  3. #496dcc
  4. #859ddd
  5. #c0cded

Shades

#496dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496dcc
  2. #4262b8
  3. #3a57a3
  4. #334c8f
  5. #2c417a
  6. #253766
  7. #1d2c52
  8. #16213d
  9. #0f1629
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#496dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496dcc
  2. #5b7cd1
  3. #6d8ad6
  4. #8099db
  5. #92a7e0
  6. #a4b6e6
  7. #b6c5eb
  8. #c8d3f0
  9. #dbe2f5
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496dcc
  2. #4f6fc4
  3. #5471bd
  4. #5a73b5
  5. #5f75ae
  6. #6577a6
  7. #6a789e
  8. #707a97
  9. #757c8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64709e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #256cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4274ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #376ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #107bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496dcc {
  color: #496dcc;
}
Background
.bg-496dcc {
  background-color: #496dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496dcc {
  border: 2px solid #496dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 109 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496dcc, #6649cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 109 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.50 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.02 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.73 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.09 #b69233 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#496dcc  rgb(73, 109, 204)  hsl(224, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#cca849  rgb(204, 168, 73)  hsl(44, 56%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#cc496d  rgb(204, 73, 109)  hsl(344, 56%, 54%)  Cerise
#6dcc49  rgb(109, 204, 73)  hsl(104, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green