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#4F74CD

#4f74cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4f74cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 45.49% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.46% cyan, 43.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 222.38°, with 55.75% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #cda84f

Split complementary

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #cd694f
  3. #b3cd4f

Analogous

  1. #4fb3cd
  2. #4f74cd
  3. #694fcd

Triadic

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #cd4f74
  3. #74cd4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #a84fcd
  3. #cda84f
  4. #74cd4f

Square

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #cd4fb3
  3. #cda84f
  4. #4fcd69

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3266
  2. #2e50a2
  3. #4f74cd
  4. #8ba3de
  5. #c6d2ef

Shades

#4f74cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #4768b9
  3. #3f5da4
  4. #375190
  5. #2f467b
  6. #283a67
  7. #202e52
  8. #18233e
  9. #101729
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f74cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #6182d2
  3. #7290d7
  4. #849edc
  5. #95ace1
  6. #a7bae6
  7. #b9c7eb
  8. #cad5f0
  9. #dce3f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f74cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f74cd
  2. #5475c5
  3. #5976be
  4. #5e78b6
  5. #6379ae
  6. #687aa7
  7. #6c7b9f
  8. #717c97
  9. #767e8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6976a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3872cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4273cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2381af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f74cd {
  color: #4f74cd;
}
Background
.bg-4f74cd {
  background-color: #4f74cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4f74cd {
  border: 2px solid #4f74cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f74cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 116 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f74cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f74cd, #694fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f74cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 116 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.64 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.68 #b08b32 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4f74cd  rgb(79, 116, 205)  hsl(222, 56%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#cda84f  rgb(205, 168, 79)  hsl(42, 56%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#cd4f74  rgb(205, 79, 116)  hsl(342, 56%, 56%)  Blush
#74cd4f  rgb(116, 205, 79)  hsl(102, 56%, 56%)  Mantis