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#4A73CD

#4a73cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a73cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 45.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.9% cyan, 43.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.22°, with 56.71% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #cda44a

Split complementary

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #cd634a
  3. #b5cd4a

Analogous

  1. #4ab5cd
  2. #4a73cd
  3. #634acd

Triadic

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #cd4a73
  3. #73cd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #a44acd
  3. #cda44a
  4. #73cd4a

Square

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #cd4ab5
  3. #cda44a
  4. #4acd63

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3263
  2. #2c509f
  3. #4a73cd
  4. #86a1de
  5. #c2d0ee

Shades

#4a73cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #4368b9
  3. #3b5ca4
  4. #345190
  5. #2c457b
  6. #253a67
  7. #1e2e52
  8. #16233e
  9. #0f1729
  10. #070c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a73cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #5c81d2
  3. #6e8fd7
  4. #809ddc
  5. #92abe1
  6. #a5b9e6
  7. #b7c7eb
  8. #c9d5f0
  9. #dbe3f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a73cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a73cd
  2. #4f74c5
  3. #5576be
  4. #5a77b6
  5. #6078ae
  6. #657aa7
  7. #6a7b9f
  8. #707c97
  9. #757d8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6775a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #497cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3370cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4979cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e71cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1180af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a73cd {
  color: #4a73cd;
}
Background
.bg-4a73cd {
  background-color: #4a73cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4a73cd {
  border: 2px solid #4a73cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a73cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 115 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a73cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a73cd, #634acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a73cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 115 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.18 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.48 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.44 #b58c32 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4a73cd  rgb(74, 115, 205)  hsl(221, 57%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cda44a  rgb(205, 164, 74)  hsl(41, 57%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#cd4a73  rgb(205, 74, 115)  hsl(341, 57%, 55%)  Telemagenta
#73cd4a  rgb(115, 205, 74)  hsl(101, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green