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#5170BC

#5170bc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5170bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 43.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.91% cyan, 40.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.62°, with 44.4% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #5170bc
  2. #bc9d51

Split complementary

  1. #5170bc
  2. #bc6851
  3. #a6bc51

Analogous

  1. #51a6bc
  2. #5170bc
  3. #6851bc

Triadic

  1. #5170bc
  2. #bc5170
  3. #70bc51

Tetradic

  1. #5170bc
  2. #9d51bc
  3. #bc9d51
  4. #70bc51

Square

  1. #5170bc
  2. #bc51a6
  3. #bc9d51
  4. #51bc68

Monochromatic

  1. #202f54
  2. #364e8b
  3. #5170bc
  4. #889dd1
  5. #bfcbe7

Shades

#5170bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5170bc
  2. #4965a9
  3. #415a96
  4. #394e84
  5. #314371
  6. #29385e
  7. #202d4b
  8. #182238
  9. #101626
  10. #080b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5170bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5170bc
  2. #627ec3
  3. #748dc9
  4. #859bd0
  5. #97a9d7
  6. #a8b8de
  7. #b9c6e4
  8. #cbd4eb
  9. #dce2f2
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5170bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5170bc
  2. #5672b6
  3. #5a73b0
  4. #5f75aa
  5. #6476a4
  6. #69789e
  7. #6d7a98
  8. #727b92
  9. #777d8c
  10. #7b7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5078bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #426eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03818d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5075be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #496fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #337aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5170bc {
  color: #5170bc;
}
Background
.bg-5170bc {
  background-color: #5170bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5170bc {
  border: 2px solid #5170bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5170bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 112 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5170bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5170bc, #6851bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5170bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 112 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.48 #ae8f43 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5170bc  rgb(81, 112, 188)  hsl(223, 44%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#bc9d51  rgb(188, 157, 81)  hsl(43, 44%, 53%)  Brass
#bc5170  rgb(188, 81, 112)  hsl(343, 44%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#70bc51  rgb(112, 188, 81)  hsl(103, 44%, 53%)  Mantis