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#4E71EC

#4e71ec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e71ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 44.31% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 52.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 226.71°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1949

Complementary

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #ecc94e

Split complementary

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #ec7a4e
  3. #c0ec4e

Analogous

  1. #4ec0ec
  2. #4e71ec
  3. #7a4eec

Triadic

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #ec4e71
  3. #71ec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #c94eec
  3. #ecc94e
  4. #71ec4e

Square

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #ec4ec0
  3. #ecc94e
  4. #4eec7a

Monochromatic

  1. #102c91
  2. #1741d6
  3. #4e71ec
  4. #93a8f3
  5. #d8e0fb

Shades

#4e71ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #4666d4
  3. #3e5abd
  4. #374fa5
  5. #2f448e
  6. #273976
  7. #1f2d5e
  8. #172247
  9. #10172f
  10. #080b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e71ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #607fee
  3. #718df0
  4. #839cf2
  5. #95aaf4
  6. #a7b8f6
  7. #b8c6f7
  8. #cad4f9
  9. #dce3fb
  10. #edf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e71ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e71ec
  2. #5373e1
  3. #5874d6
  4. #5d76cc
  5. #6277c1
  6. #6779b6
  7. #6c7aab
  8. #717ca0
  9. #767d96
  10. #7b7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b77b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f82f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #377bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2472eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e71ec {
  color: #4e71ec;
}
Background
.bg-4e71ec {
  background-color: #4e71ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e71ec {
  border: 2px solid #4e71ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e71ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 113 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e71ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e71ec, #7a4eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e71ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 113 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.68 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.79 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.97 #b18e13 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e71ec  rgb(78, 113, 236)  hsl(227, 81%, 62%)  Royal Blue
#ecc94e  rgb(236, 201, 78)  hsl(47, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#ec4e71  rgb(236, 78, 113)  hsl(347, 81%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#71ec4e  rgb(113, 236, 78)  hsl(107, 81%, 62%)  Neon Green