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#5170CD

#5170cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5170cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.49% cyan, 45.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 55.36% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #5170cd
  2. #cdae51

Split complementary

  1. #5170cd
  2. #cd7051
  3. #aecd51

Analogous

  1. #51aecd
  2. #5170cd
  3. #7051cd

Triadic

  1. #5170cd
  2. #cd5170
  3. #70cd51

Tetradic

  1. #5170cd
  2. #ae51cd
  3. #cdae51
  4. #70cd51

Square

  1. #5170cd
  2. #cd51ae
  3. #cdae51
  4. #51cd70

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3067
  2. #2f4ca3
  3. #5170cd
  4. #8ca1de
  5. #c8d2ef

Shades

#5170cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5170cd
  2. #4965b9
  3. #415aa4
  4. #394e90
  5. #31437b
  6. #293867
  7. #202d52
  8. #18223e
  9. #101629
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#5170cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5170cd
  2. #627ed2
  3. #748dd7
  4. #859bdc
  5. #97a9e1
  6. #a8b8e6
  7. #b9c6eb
  8. #cbd4f0
  9. #dce2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5170cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5170cd
  2. #5672c5
  3. #5a73be
  4. #5f75b6
  5. #6476ae
  6. #6978a7
  7. #6d7a9f
  8. #727b97
  9. #777d8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3170cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a77cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4070cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #297dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5170cd {
  color: #5170cd;
}
Background
.bg-5170cd {
  background-color: #5170cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5170cd {
  border: 2px solid #5170cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5170cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 112 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5170cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5170cd, #7051cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5170cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 112 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.71 #ae8f32 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5170cd  rgb(81, 112, 205)  hsl(225, 55%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#cdae51  rgb(205, 174, 81)  hsl(45, 55%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#cd5170  rgb(205, 81, 112)  hsl(345, 55%, 56%)  Cerise
#70cd51  rgb(112, 205, 81)  hsl(105, 55%, 56%)  Mantis