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#4E72D0

#4e72d0 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e72d0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 44.71% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 45.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 223.38°, with 58.04% saturation and 56.08% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #d0ac4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #d06b4e
  3. #b3d04e

Analogous

  1. #4eb3d0
  2. #4e72d0
  3. #6b4ed0

Triadic

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #d04e72
  3. #72d04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #ac4ed0
  3. #d0ac4e
  4. #72d04e

Square

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #d04eb3
  3. #d0ac4e
  4. #4ed06b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3169
  2. #2c4ea6
  3. #4e72d0
  4. #8aa2e0
  5. #c7d2f0

Shades

#4e72d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #4667bb
  3. #3e5ba6
  4. #375092
  5. #2f447d
  6. #273968
  7. #1f2e53
  8. #17223e
  9. #10172a
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e72d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #6080d5
  3. #718ed9
  4. #839cde
  5. #95aae3
  6. #a7b9e8
  7. #b8c7ec
  8. #cad5f1
  9. #dce3f6
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e72d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e72d0
  2. #5373c8
  3. #5875c0
  4. #5d76b8
  5. #6278b0
  6. #6779a8
  7. #6c7aa0
  8. #717c98
  9. #767d90
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6875a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457dd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3071ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4978d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e71cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d7fb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e72d0 {
  color: #4e72d0;
}
Background
.bg-4e72d0 {
  background-color: #4e72d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e72d0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e72d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e72d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 114 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 58% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e72d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e72d0, #6b4ed0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e72d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 114 208 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.89 #b18d2f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e72d0  rgb(78, 114, 208)  hsl(223, 58%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d0ac4e  rgb(208, 172, 78)  hsl(43, 58%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d04e72  rgb(208, 78, 114)  hsl(343, 58%, 56%)  Cerise
#72d04e  rgb(114, 208, 78)  hsl(103, 58%, 56%)  Lime Green