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#4971CA

#4971ca ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4971ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 44.31% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.86% cyan, 44.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.4°, with 54.89% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1749

Complementary

  1. #4971ca
  2. #caa249

Split complementary

  1. #4971ca
  2. #ca6249
  3. #b1ca49

Analogous

  1. #49b1ca
  2. #4971ca
  3. #6249ca

Triadic

  1. #4971ca
  2. #ca4971
  3. #71ca49

Tetradic

  1. #4971ca
  2. #a249ca
  3. #caa249
  4. #71ca49

Square

  1. #4971ca
  2. #ca49b1
  3. #caa249
  4. #49ca62

Monochromatic

  1. #1c305e
  2. #2d4f9a
  3. #4971ca
  4. #849fdb
  5. #bfcded

Shades

#4971ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4971ca
  2. #4266b6
  3. #3a5aa2
  4. #334f8d
  5. #2c4479
  6. #253965
  7. #1d2d51
  8. #16223d
  9. #0f1728
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4971ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4971ca
  2. #5b7fcf
  3. #6d8dd5
  4. #809cda
  5. #92aadf
  6. #a4b8e5
  7. #b6c6ea
  8. #c8d4ef
  9. #dbe3f4
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4971ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4971ca
  2. #4f73c3
  3. #5474bb
  4. #5a76b4
  5. #5f77ac
  6. #6579a5
  7. #6a7a9e
  8. #707c96
  9. #757d8f
  10. #7b7f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66739e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #326fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4877cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c70c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #127eac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4971ca {
  color: #4971ca;
}
Background
.bg-4971ca {
  background-color: #4971ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4971ca {
  border: 2px solid #4971ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4971ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 113 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4971ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4971ca, #6249ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4971ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 113 202 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.63 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.74 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.43 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.89 #b68e35 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4971ca  rgb(73, 113, 202)  hsl(221, 55%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#caa249  rgb(202, 162, 73)  hsl(41, 55%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#ca4971  rgb(202, 73, 113)  hsl(341, 55%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#71ca49  rgb(113, 202, 73)  hsl(101, 55%, 54%)  Lime Green