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#5168DB

#5168db ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5168db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 40.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.01% cyan, 52.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 65.71% saturation and 58.82% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #5168db
  2. #dbc451

Split complementary

  1. #5168db
  2. #db7f51
  3. #addb51

Analogous

  1. #51addb
  2. #5168db
  3. #7f51db

Triadic

  1. #5168db
  2. #db5168
  3. #68db51

Tetradic

  1. #5168db
  2. #c451db
  3. #dbc451
  4. #68db51

Square

  1. #5168db
  2. #db51ad
  3. #dbc451
  4. #51db7f

Monochromatic

  1. #19297a
  2. #263fb9
  3. #5168db
  4. #909fe8
  5. #d0d6f5

Shades

#5168db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5168db
  2. #495ec5
  3. #4153af
  4. #394999
  5. #313e83
  6. #29346e
  7. #202a58
  8. #181f42
  9. #10152c
  10. #080a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#5168db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5168db
  2. #6277df
  3. #7486e2
  4. #8595e6
  5. #97a4e9
  6. #a8b4ed
  7. #b9c3f1
  8. #cbd2f4
  9. #dce1f8
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5168db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5168db
  2. #566ad2
  3. #5a6dc9
  4. #5f6fc0
  5. #6472b7
  6. #6974ae
  7. #6d76a4
  8. #72799b
  9. #777b92
  10. #7b7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e78df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3972dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c6ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d79b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5168db {
  color: #5168db;
}
Background
.bg-5168db {
  background-color: #5168db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5168db {
  border: 2px solid #5168db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5168db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 104 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5168db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5168db, #7f51db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5168db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 104 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.19 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.14 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.55 #ae9724 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5168db  rgb(81, 104, 219)  hsl(230, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#dbc451  rgb(219, 196, 81)  hsl(50, 66%, 59%)  Old Gold
#db5168  rgb(219, 81, 104)  hsl(350, 66%, 59%)  Cerise
#68db51  rgb(104, 219, 81)  hsl(110, 66%, 59%)  Malachite