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#4E72D9

#4e72d9 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e72d9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.06% cyan, 47.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 224.46°, with 64.65% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #d9b54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #d96f4e
  3. #b7d94e

Analogous

  1. #4eb7d9
  2. #4e72d9
  3. #6f4ed9

Triadic

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #d94e72
  3. #72d94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #b54ed9
  3. #d9b54e
  4. #72d94e

Square

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #d94eb7
  3. #d9b54e
  4. #4ed96f

Monochromatic

  1. #193175
  2. #274bb4
  3. #4e72d9
  4. #8da4e7
  5. #ccd6f4

Shades

#4e72d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #4667c3
  3. #3e5bae
  4. #375098
  5. #2f4482
  6. #27396d
  7. #1f2e57
  8. #172241
  9. #10172b
  10. #080b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e72d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #6080dd
  3. #718ee1
  4. #839ce4
  5. #95aae8
  6. #a7b9ec
  7. #b8c7f0
  8. #cad5f4
  9. #dce3f7
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e72d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e72d9
  2. #5373d0
  3. #5875c7
  4. #5d76be
  5. #6278b5
  6. #6779ad
  7. #6c7aa4
  8. #717c9b
  9. #767d92
  10. #7b7f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6975a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d7edd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2072d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #447adb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3872d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1181b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e72d9 {
  color: #4e72d9;
}
Background
.bg-4e72d9 {
  background-color: #4e72d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e72d9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e72d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e72d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 114 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e72d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e72d9, #6f4ed9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e72d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 114 217 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.61 #b18d26 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e72d9  rgb(78, 114, 217)  hsl(224, 65%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#d9b54e  rgb(217, 181, 78)  hsl(44, 65%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#d94e72  rgb(217, 78, 114)  hsl(344, 65%, 58%)  Blush
#72d94e  rgb(114, 217, 78)  hsl(104, 65%, 58%)  Pastel Green