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#4E6DC6

#4e6dc6 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e6dc6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 42.75% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.61% cyan, 44.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 224.5°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.85:1 (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 luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #c6a74e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #c66b4e
  3. #a9c64e

Analogous

  1. #4ea9c6
  2. #4e6dc6
  3. #6b4ec6

Triadic

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #c64e6d
  3. #6dc64e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #a74ec6
  3. #c6a74e
  4. #6dc64e

Square

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #c64ea9
  3. #c6a74e
  4. #4ec66b

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2e5d
  2. #314b97
  3. #4e6dc6
  4. #889dd9
  5. #c2cceb

Shades

#4e6dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #4662b2
  3. #3e579e
  4. #374c8b
  5. #2f4177
  6. #273763
  7. #1f2c4f
  8. #17213b
  9. #101628
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #607ccc
  3. #718ad1
  4. #8399d7
  5. #95a7dd
  6. #a7b6e3
  7. #b8c5e8
  8. #cad3ee
  9. #dce2f4
  10. #edf0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6dc6
  2. #536fbf
  3. #5871b8
  4. #5d73b1
  5. #6275aa
  6. #6777a3
  7. #6c789c
  8. #717a95
  9. #767c8e
  10. #7b7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65709b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4377c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #316cc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4873c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6dc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #277aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6dc6 {
  color: #4e6dc6;
}
Background
.bg-4e6dc6 {
  background-color: #4e6dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 109 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6dc6, #6b4ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 109 198 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.07 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.73 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.54 #b19239 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e6dc6  rgb(78, 109, 198)  hsl(225, 51%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#c6a74e  rgb(198, 167, 78)  hsl(45, 51%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#c64e6d  rgb(198, 78, 109)  hsl(345, 51%, 54%)  Cerise
#6dc64e  rgb(109, 198, 78)  hsl(105, 51%, 54%)  Mantis