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#4E6BC5

#4e6bc5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6bc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.96% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.41% cyan, 45.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 225.38°, with 50.64% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1617

Complementary

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #c5a84e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #c56c4e
  3. #a6c54e

Analogous

  1. #4ea6c5
  2. #4e6bc5
  3. #6c4ec5

Triadic

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #c54e6b
  3. #6bc54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #a84ec5
  3. #c5a84e
  4. #6bc54e

Square

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #c54ea6
  3. #c5a84e
  4. #4ec56c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2d5c
  2. #314996
  3. #4e6bc5
  4. #889bd8
  5. #c1cbeb

Shades

#4e6bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #4660b1
  3. #3e569e
  4. #374b8a
  5. #2f4076
  6. #273663
  7. #1f2b4f
  8. #17203b
  9. #101527
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #607acb
  3. #7189d1
  4. #8397d6
  5. #95a6dc
  6. #a7b5e2
  7. #b8c4e8
  8. #cad3ee
  9. #dce1f3
  10. #edf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6bc5
  2. #536dbe
  3. #586fb7
  4. #5d71b0
  5. #6273a9
  6. #6776a3
  7. #6c789c
  8. #717a95
  9. #767c8e
  10. #7b7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4076c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e6bc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4671c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d6bc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2878a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6bc5 {
  color: #4e6bc5;
}
Background
.bg-4e6bc5 {
  background-color: #4e6bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 107 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6bc5, #6c4ec5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 107 197 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.75 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.12 #b1943a Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e6bc5  rgb(78, 107, 197)  hsl(225, 51%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#c5a84e  rgb(197, 168, 78)  hsl(45, 51%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#c54e6b  rgb(197, 78, 107)  hsl(345, 51%, 54%)  Cerise
#6bc54e  rgb(107, 197, 78)  hsl(105, 51%, 54%)  Mantis