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#4971BC

#4971bc ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4971bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 44.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 39.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 219.13°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #4971bc
  2. #bc9449

Split complementary

  1. #4971bc
  2. #bc5b49
  3. #abbc49

Analogous

  1. #49abbc
  2. #4971bc
  3. #5b49bc

Triadic

  1. #4971bc
  2. #bc4971
  3. #71bc49

Tetradic

  1. #4971bc
  2. #9449bc
  3. #bc9449
  4. #71bc49

Square

  1. #4971bc
  2. #bc49ab
  3. #bc9449
  4. #49bc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2e4f
  2. #324f87
  3. #4971bc
  4. #819dd1
  5. #b9c8e5

Shades

#4971bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4971bc
  2. #4266a9
  3. #3a5a96
  4. #334f84
  5. #2c4471
  6. #25395e
  7. #1d2d4b
  8. #162238
  9. #0f1726
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4971bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4971bc
  2. #5b7fc3
  3. #6d8dc9
  4. #809cd0
  5. #92aad7
  6. #a4b8de
  7. #b6c6e4
  8. #c8d4eb
  9. #dbe3f2
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4971bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4971bc
  2. #4f73b6
  3. #5474b0
  4. #5a76aa
  5. #5f77a4
  6. #65799e
  7. #6a7a98
  8. #707c92
  9. #757d8c
  10. #7b7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5078bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #406dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e75be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #446fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #217ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4971bc {
  color: #4971bc;
}
Background
.bg-4971bc {
  background-color: #4971bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4971bc {
  border: 2px solid #4971bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4971bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 113 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4971bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4971bc, #5b49bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4971bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 113 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.72 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.99 #b68e43 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4971bc  rgb(73, 113, 188)  hsl(219, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bc9449  rgb(188, 148, 73)  hsl(39, 46%, 51%)  Camel
#bc4971  rgb(188, 73, 113)  hsl(339, 46%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#71bc49  rgb(113, 188, 73)  hsl(99, 46%, 51%)  Mantis