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#4E70CC

#4e70cc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e70cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 43.92% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 223.81°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #ccaa4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #cc6b4e
  3. #afcc4e

Analogous

  1. #4eafcc
  2. #4e70cc
  3. #6b4ecc

Triadic

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #cc4e70
  3. #70cc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #aa4ecc
  3. #ccaa4e
  4. #70cc4e

Square

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #cc4eaf
  3. #ccaa4e
  4. #4ecc6b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3064
  2. #2e4da0
  3. #4e70cc
  4. #89a0dd
  5. #c5d0ee

Shades

#4e70cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #4665b8
  3. #3e5aa3
  4. #374e8f
  5. #2f437a
  6. #273866
  7. #1f2d52
  8. #17223d
  9. #101629
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e70cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #607ed1
  3. #718dd6
  4. #839bdb
  5. #95a9e0
  6. #a7b8e6
  7. #b8c6eb
  8. #cad4f0
  9. #dce2f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e70cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e70cc
  2. #5372c4
  3. #5873bd
  4. #5d75b5
  5. #6276ae
  6. #6778a6
  7. #6c7a9e
  8. #717b97
  9. #767d8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67739f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #306fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4876ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e6fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #227dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e70cc {
  color: #4e70cc;
}
Background
.bg-4e70cc {
  background-color: #4e70cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e70cc {
  border: 2px solid #4e70cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e70cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 112 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e70cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e70cc, #6b4ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e70cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 112 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.82 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.37 #b18f33 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e70cc  rgb(78, 112, 204)  hsl(224, 55%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#ccaa4e  rgb(204, 170, 78)  hsl(44, 55%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#cc4e70  rgb(204, 78, 112)  hsl(344, 55%, 55%)  Cerise
#70cc4e  rgb(112, 204, 78)  hsl(104, 55%, 55%)  Mantis