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#4E6BD1

#4e6bd1 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e6bd1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.96% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.68% cyan, 48.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 226.72°, with 58.74% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1674

Complementary

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #d1b44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #d1724e
  3. #acd14e

Analogous

  1. #4eacd1
  2. #4e6bd1
  3. #724ed1

Triadic

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #d14e6b
  3. #6bd14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #b44ed1
  3. #d1b44e
  4. #6bd14e

Square

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #d14eac
  3. #d1b44e
  4. #4ed172

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d6a
  2. #2b47a7
  3. #4e6bd1
  4. #8b9ee1
  5. #c7d1f1

Shades

#4e6bd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #4660bc
  3. #3e56a7
  4. #374b92
  5. #2f407d
  6. #273669
  7. #1f2b54
  8. #17203f
  9. #10152a
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6bd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #607ad6
  3. #7189da
  4. #8397df
  5. #95a6e3
  6. #a7b5e8
  7. #b8c4ed
  8. #cad3f1
  9. #dce1f6
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6bd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6bd1
  2. #536dc9
  3. #586fc1
  4. #5d71b9
  5. #6273b1
  6. #6776a9
  7. #6c78a0
  8. #717a98
  9. #767c90
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3578d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #186ccf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4073d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #356cd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e7ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6bd1 {
  color: #4e6bd1;
}
Background
.bg-4e6bd1 {
  background-color: #4e6bd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6bd1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6bd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6bd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 107 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 59% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6bd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6bd1, #724ed1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6bd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 107 209 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.54 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.37 #b1942e Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e6bd1  rgb(78, 107, 209)  hsl(227, 59%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d1b44e  rgb(209, 180, 78)  hsl(47, 59%, 56%)  Old Gold
#d14e6b  rgb(209, 78, 107)  hsl(347, 59%, 56%)  Cerise
#6bd14e  rgb(107, 209, 78)  hsl(107, 59%, 56%)  Lime Green