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#4971DF

#4971df ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4971df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.26% cyan, 49.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 70.09% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #4971df
  2. #dfb749

Split complementary

  1. #4971df
  2. #df6c49
  3. #bcdf49

Analogous

  1. #49bcdf
  2. #4971df
  3. #6c49df

Triadic

  1. #4971df
  2. #df4971
  3. #71df49

Tetradic

  1. #4971df
  2. #b749df
  3. #dfb749
  4. #71df49

Square

  1. #4971df
  2. #df49bc
  3. #dfb749
  4. #49df6c

Monochromatic

  1. #15307a
  2. #214abb
  3. #4971df
  4. #8aa4ea
  5. #cbd7f6

Shades

#4971df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4971df
  2. #4266c9
  3. #3a5ab2
  4. #334f9c
  5. #2c4486
  6. #253970
  7. #1d2d59
  8. #162243
  9. #0f172d
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4971df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4971df
  2. #5b7fe2
  3. #6d8de5
  4. #809ce9
  5. #92aaec
  6. #a4b8ef
  7. #b6c6f2
  8. #c8d4f5
  9. #dbe3f9
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4971df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4971df
  2. #4f73d6
  3. #5474cc
  4. #5a76c3
  5. #5f77b9
  6. #6579b0
  7. #6a7aa6
  8. #707c9d
  9. #757d93
  10. #7b7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6875ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #337fe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d79e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c71de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4971df {
  color: #4971df;
}
Background
.bg-4971df {
  background-color: #4971df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4971df {
  border: 2px solid #4971df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4971df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 113 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4971df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4971df, #6c49df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4971df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 113 223 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.07 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.74 #b68e20 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4971df  rgb(73, 113, 223)  hsl(224, 70%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#dfb749  rgb(223, 183, 73)  hsl(44, 70%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#df4971  rgb(223, 73, 113)  hsl(344, 70%, 58%)  Cerise
#71df49  rgb(113, 223, 73)  hsl(104, 70%, 58%)  Pastel Green