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#4E73D3

#4e73d3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e73d3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.1% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.03% cyan, 45.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 223.31°, with 60.18% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #d3ae4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #d36c4e
  3. #b6d34e

Analogous

  1. #4eb6d3
  2. #4e73d3
  3. #6c4ed3

Triadic

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #d34e73
  3. #73d34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #ae4ed3
  3. #d3ae4e
  4. #73d34e

Square

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #d34eb6
  3. #d3ae4e
  4. #4ed36c

Monochromatic

  1. #1b326d
  2. #2a4eaa
  3. #4e73d3
  4. #8ba3e2
  5. #c9d4f1

Shades

#4e73d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #4668be
  3. #3e5ca9
  4. #375194
  5. #2f457f
  6. #273a6a
  7. #1f2e54
  8. #17233f
  9. #10172a
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e73d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #6081d7
  3. #718fdc
  4. #839de0
  5. #95abe5
  6. #a7b9e9
  7. #b8c7ed
  8. #cad5f2
  9. #dce3f6
  10. #edf1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e73d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e73d3
  2. #5374cb
  3. #5876c2
  4. #5d77ba
  5. #6278b2
  6. #677aaa
  7. #6c7ba1
  8. #717c99
  9. #767d91
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6976a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447ed7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e72d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #487ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d72d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a81b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e73d3 {
  color: #4e73d3;
}
Background
.bg-4e73d3 {
  background-color: #4e73d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e73d3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e73d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e73d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 115 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 60% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e73d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e73d3, #6c4ed3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e73d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 115 211 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.99 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.93 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.10 #b18c2c Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e73d3  rgb(78, 115, 211)  hsl(223, 60%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#d3ae4e  rgb(211, 174, 78)  hsl(43, 60%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#d34e73  rgb(211, 78, 115)  hsl(343, 60%, 57%)  Blush
#73d34e  rgb(115, 211, 78)  hsl(103, 60%, 57%)  Lime Green