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#4B61BA

#4b61ba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.68% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 228.11°, with 44.58% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #baa44b

Split complementary

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #ba6d4b
  3. #99ba4b

Analogous

  1. #4b99ba
  2. #4b61ba
  3. #6d4bba

Triadic

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #ba4b61
  3. #61ba4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #a44bba
  3. #baa44b
  4. #61ba4b

Square

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #ba4b99
  3. #baa44b
  4. #4bba6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1e274e
  2. #334385
  3. #4b61ba
  4. #8292cf
  5. #bac2e4

Shades

#4b61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #4457a7
  3. #3c4e95
  4. #354482
  5. #2d3a70
  6. #26315d
  7. #1e274a
  8. #171d38
  9. #0f1325
  10. #080a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #5d71c1
  3. #6f81c8
  4. #8190cf
  5. #93a0d6
  6. #a5b0dd
  7. #b7c0e3
  8. #c9d0ea
  9. #dbdff1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b61ba
  2. #5064b4
  3. #5667ae
  4. #5b6aa9
  5. #606da3
  6. #66719d
  7. #6b7497
  8. #707791
  9. #757a8c
  10. #7b7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2362b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f68bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3762b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a6e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b61ba {
  color: #4b61ba;
}
Background
.bg-4b61ba {
  background-color: #4b61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b61ba {
  border: 2px solid #4b61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b61ba, #6d4bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.83 #b49e45 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4b61ba  rgb(75, 97, 186)  hsl(228, 45%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#baa44b  rgb(186, 164, 75)  hsl(48, 45%, 51%)  Brass
#ba4b61  rgb(186, 75, 97)  hsl(348, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#61ba4b  rgb(97, 186, 75)  hsl(108, 45%, 51%)  Mantis