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#4E71C3

#4e71c3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e71c3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 44.31% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 42.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 222.05°, with 49.37% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #c3a04e

Split complementary

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #c3654e
  3. #acc34e

Analogous

  1. #4eacc3
  2. #4e71c3
  3. #654ec3

Triadic

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #c34e71
  3. #71c34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #a04ec3
  3. #c3a04e
  4. #71c34e

Square

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #c34eac
  3. #c3a04e
  4. #4ec365

Monochromatic

  1. #1e305a
  2. #324f93
  3. #4e71c3
  4. #879fd6
  5. #c0cdea

Shades

#4e71c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #4666b0
  3. #3e5a9c
  4. #374f89
  5. #2f4475
  6. #273962
  7. #1f2d4e
  8. #17223b
  9. #101727
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e71c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #607fc9
  3. #718dcf
  4. #839cd5
  5. #95aadb
  6. #a7b8e1
  7. #b8c6e7
  8. #cad4ed
  9. #dce3f3
  10. #edf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e71c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e71c3
  2. #5373bc
  3. #5874b6
  4. #5d76af
  5. #6277a8
  6. #6779a2
  7. #6c7a9b
  8. #717c94
  9. #767d8d
  10. #7b7f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67739a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d79c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c6fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d76c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4470c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #297ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e71c3 {
  color: #4e71c3;
}
Background
.bg-4e71c3 {
  background-color: #4e71c3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e71c3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e71c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e71c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 113 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 49% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e71c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e71c3, #654ec3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e71c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 113 195 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.97 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.92 #b18e3c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e71c3  rgb(78, 113, 195)  hsl(222, 49%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#c3a04e  rgb(195, 160, 78)  hsl(42, 49%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#c34e71  rgb(195, 78, 113)  hsl(342, 49%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#71c34e  rgb(113, 195, 78)  hsl(102, 49%, 54%)  Mantis