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#496EDD

#496edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 43.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 68.52% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1779

Complementary

  1. #496edd
  2. #ddb849

Split complementary

  1. #496edd
  2. #dd6e49
  3. #b8dd49

Analogous

  1. #49b8dd
  2. #496edd
  3. #6e49dd

Triadic

  1. #496edd
  2. #dd496e
  3. #6edd49

Tetradic

  1. #496edd
  2. #b849dd
  3. #ddb849
  4. #6edd49

Square

  1. #496edd
  2. #dd49b8
  3. #ddb849
  4. #49dd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #162e77
  2. #2247b7
  3. #496edd
  4. #89a1e9
  5. #cad5f5

Shades

#496edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496edd
  2. #4263c7
  3. #3a58b1
  4. #334d9b
  5. #2c4285
  6. #25376f
  7. #1d2c58
  8. #162142
  9. #0f162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#496edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496edd
  2. #5b7de0
  3. #6d8be4
  4. #809ae7
  5. #92a8eb
  6. #a4b7ee
  7. #b6c5f1
  8. #c8d4f5
  9. #dbe2f8
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496edd
  2. #4f70d4
  3. #5472ca
  4. #5a73c1
  5. #5f75b8
  6. #6577af
  7. #6a79a5
  8. #707b9c
  9. #757c93
  10. #7b7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6672a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d7ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a77df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a6edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496edd {
  color: #496edd;
}
Background
.bg-496edd {
  background-color: #496edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496edd {
  border: 2px solid #496edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 110 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496edd, #6e49dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 110 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.82 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.22 #b69122 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#496edd  rgb(73, 110, 221)  hsl(225, 69%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#ddb849  rgb(221, 184, 73)  hsl(45, 69%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#dd496e  rgb(221, 73, 110)  hsl(345, 69%, 58%)  Cerise
#6edd49  rgb(110, 221, 73)  hsl(105, 69%, 58%)  Lime Green