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#4A71DA

#4a71da ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a71da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 44.31% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.06% cyan, 48.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 223.75°, with 66.06% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1833

Complementary

  1. #4a71da
  2. #dab34a

Split complementary

  1. #4a71da
  2. #da6b4a
  3. #b9da4a

Analogous

  1. #4ab9da
  2. #4a71da
  3. #6b4ada

Triadic

  1. #4a71da
  2. #da4a71
  3. #71da4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a71da
  2. #b34ada
  3. #dab34a
  4. #71da4a

Square

  1. #4a71da
  2. #da4ab9
  3. #dab34a
  4. #4ada6b

Monochromatic

  1. #183073
  2. #254bb3
  3. #4a71da
  4. #89a3e7
  5. #c9d5f4

Shades

#4a71da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a71da
  2. #4366c4
  3. #3b5aae
  4. #344f99
  5. #2c4483
  6. #25396d
  7. #1e2d57
  8. #162241
  9. #0f172c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a71da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a71da
  2. #5c7fde
  3. #6e8de1
  4. #809ce5
  5. #92aae9
  6. #a5b8ed
  7. #b7c6f0
  8. #c9d4f4
  9. #dbe3f8
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a71da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a71da
  2. #4f73d1
  3. #5574c8
  4. #5a76bf
  5. #6077b6
  6. #6579ad
  7. #6a7aa4
  8. #707c9b
  9. #757d92
  10. #7b7f89
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6874a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #397ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1570d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00899b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4079dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3271d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a71da {
  color: #4a71da;
}
Background
.bg-4a71da {
  background-color: #4a71da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a71da {
  border: 2px solid #4a71da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a71da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 113 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a71da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a71da, #6b4ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a71da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 113 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.82 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.50 #b58e25 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4a71da  rgb(74, 113, 218)  hsl(224, 66%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#dab34a  rgb(218, 179, 74)  hsl(44, 66%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#da4a71  rgb(218, 74, 113)  hsl(344, 66%, 57%)  Cerise
#71da4a  rgb(113, 218, 74)  hsl(104, 66%, 57%)  Lime Green