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#4E72D1

#4e72d1 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e72d1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.68% cyan, 45.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 223.51°, with 58.74% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #d1ad4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #d16b4e
  3. #b3d14e

Analogous

  1. #4eb3d1
  2. #4e72d1
  3. #6b4ed1

Triadic

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #d14e72
  3. #72d14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #ad4ed1
  3. #d1ad4e
  4. #72d14e

Square

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #d14eb3
  3. #d1ad4e
  4. #4ed16b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c316a
  2. #2b4da7
  3. #4e72d1
  4. #8ba2e1
  5. #c7d3f1

Shades

#4e72d1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #4667bc
  3. #3e5ba7
  4. #375092
  5. #2f447d
  6. #273969
  7. #1f2e54
  8. #17223f
  9. #10172a
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e72d1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #6080d6
  3. #718eda
  4. #839cdf
  5. #95aae3
  6. #a7b9e8
  7. #b8c7ed
  8. #cad5f1
  9. #dce3f6
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e72d1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e72d1
  2. #5373c9
  3. #5875c1
  4. #5d76b9
  5. #6278b1
  6. #6779a9
  7. #6c7aa0
  8. #717c98
  9. #767d90
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6975a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447dd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e71cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4879d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d71d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c80b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e72d1 {
  color: #4e72d1;
}
Background
.bg-4e72d1 {
  background-color: #4e72d1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e72d1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e72d1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e72d1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 114 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 59% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e72d1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e72d1, #6b4ed1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e72d1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 114 209 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.41 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.98 #b18d2e Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e72d1  rgb(78, 114, 209)  hsl(224, 59%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d1ad4e  rgb(209, 173, 78)  hsl(44, 59%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d14e72  rgb(209, 78, 114)  hsl(344, 59%, 56%)  Cerise
#72d14e  rgb(114, 209, 78)  hsl(104, 59%, 56%)  Lime Green