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#4D73DB

#4d73db ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d73db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.1% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.84% cyan, 47.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.94°, with 66.36% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1895

Complementary

  1. #4d73db
  2. #dbb54d

Split complementary

  1. #4d73db
  2. #db6e4d
  3. #badb4d

Analogous

  1. #4dbadb
  2. #4d73db
  3. #6e4ddb

Triadic

  1. #4d73db
  2. #db4d73
  3. #73db4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d73db
  2. #b54ddb
  3. #dbb54d
  4. #73db4d

Square

  1. #4d73db
  2. #db4dba
  3. #dbb54d
  4. #4ddb6e

Monochromatic

  1. #183177
  2. #254cb7
  3. #4d73db
  4. #8da5e8
  5. #ccd7f5

Shades

#4d73db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d73db
  2. #4568c5
  3. #3e5caf
  4. #365199
  5. #2e4583
  6. #273a6e
  7. #1f2e58
  8. #172342
  9. #0f172c
  10. #080c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d73db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d73db
  2. #5f81df
  3. #718fe2
  4. #829de6
  5. #94abe9
  6. #a6b9ed
  7. #b8c7f1
  8. #cad5f4
  9. #dbe3f8
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d73db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d73db
  2. #5274d2
  3. #5776c9
  4. #5c77c0
  5. #6178b7
  6. #677aae
  7. #6c7ba4
  8. #717c9b
  9. #767d92
  10. #7b7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a76a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d7fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e72d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #447bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3773da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0682b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d73db {
  color: #4d73db;
}
Background
.bg-4d73db {
  background-color: #4d73db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d73db {
  border: 2px solid #4d73db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d73db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 115 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d73db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d73db, #6e4ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d73db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 115 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.36 #b28c24 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4d73db  rgb(77, 115, 219)  hsl(224, 66%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#dbb54d  rgb(219, 181, 77)  hsl(44, 66%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#db4d73  rgb(219, 77, 115)  hsl(344, 66%, 58%)  Blush
#73db4d  rgb(115, 219, 77)  hsl(104, 66%, 58%)  Pastel Green