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#4E6ACF

#4e6acf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e6acf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.57% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.32% cyan, 48.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 226.98°, with 57.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1643

Complementary

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #cfb34e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #cf734e
  3. #aacf4e

Analogous

  1. #4eaacf
  2. #4e6acf
  3. #734ecf

Triadic

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #cf4e6a
  3. #6acf4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #b34ecf
  3. #cfb34e
  4. #6acf4e

Square

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #cf4eaa
  3. #cfb34e
  4. #4ecf73

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d68
  2. #2c46a4
  3. #4e6acf
  4. #8a9ddf
  5. #c6cff0

Shades

#4e6acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #465fba
  3. #3e55a6
  4. #374a91
  5. #2f407c
  6. #273568
  7. #1f2a53
  8. #17203e
  9. #101529
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #6079d4
  3. #7188d9
  4. #8397dd
  5. #95a6e2
  6. #a7b5e7
  7. #b8c3ec
  8. #cad2f1
  9. #dce1f5
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6acf
  2. #536cc7
  3. #586ebf
  4. #5d71b7
  5. #6273af
  6. #6775a8
  7. #6c77a0
  8. #717998
  9. #767c90
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3577d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #196bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4072d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #366bce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2079ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6acf {
  color: #4e6acf;
}
Background
.bg-4e6acf {
  background-color: #4e6acf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6acf {
  border: 2px solid #4e6acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 106 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6acf, #734ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 106 207 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.70 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.60 #b19530 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e6acf  rgb(78, 106, 207)  hsl(227, 57%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#cfb34e  rgb(207, 179, 78)  hsl(47, 57%, 56%)  Old Gold
#cf4e6a  rgb(207, 78, 106)  hsl(347, 57%, 56%)  Cerise
#6acf4e  rgb(106, 207, 78)  hsl(107, 57%, 56%)  Lime Green