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#4E6CC2

#4e6cc2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6cc2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 42.35% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.79% cyan, 44.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 224.48°, with 48.74% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #c2a44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #c26a4e
  3. #a6c24e

Analogous

  1. #4ea6c2
  2. #4e6cc2
  3. #6a4ec2

Triadic

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #c24e6c
  3. #6cc24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #a44ec2
  3. #c2a44e
  4. #6cc24e

Square

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #c24ea6
  3. #c2a44e
  4. #4ec26a

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2d58
  2. #324b91
  3. #4e6cc2
  4. #879bd6
  5. #c0cae9

Shades

#4e6cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #4661af
  3. #3e569b
  4. #374c88
  5. #2f4174
  6. #273661
  7. #1f2b4e
  8. #17203a
  9. #101627
  10. #080b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #607bc8
  3. #7189ce
  4. #8398d4
  5. #95a7da
  6. #a7b6e1
  7. #b8c4e7
  8. #cad3ed
  9. #dce2f3
  10. #edf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6cc2
  2. #536ebb
  3. #5870b5
  4. #5d72ae
  5. #6274a8
  6. #6776a1
  7. #6c789a
  8. #717a94
  9. #767c8d
  10. #7b7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4576c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #346bc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4972c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #406cc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a78a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6cc2 {
  color: #4e6cc2;
}
Background
.bg-4e6cc2 {
  background-color: #4e6cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 108 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 49% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6cc2, #6a4ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 108 194 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.71 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.77 #b1933d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e6cc2  rgb(78, 108, 194)  hsl(224, 49%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#c2a44e  rgb(194, 164, 78)  hsl(44, 49%, 53%)  Brass
#c24e6c  rgb(194, 78, 108)  hsl(344, 49%, 53%)  Cerise
#6cc24e  rgb(108, 194, 78)  hsl(104, 49%, 53%)  Mantis