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#5472BF

#5472bf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5472bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 44.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.02% cyan, 40.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 223.18°, with 45.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #5472bf
  2. #bfa154

Split complementary

  1. #5472bf
  2. #bf6c54
  3. #a7bf54

Analogous

  1. #54a7bf
  2. #5472bf
  3. #6c54bf

Triadic

  1. #5472bf
  2. #bf5472
  3. #72bf54

Tetradic

  1. #5472bf
  2. #a154bf
  3. #bfa154
  4. #72bf54

Square

  1. #5472bf
  2. #bf54a7
  3. #bfa154
  4. #54bf6c

Monochromatic

  1. #213159
  2. #364f90
  3. #5472bf
  4. #8ca0d4
  5. #c3cee9

Shades

#5472bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5472bf
  2. #4c67ac
  3. #435b99
  4. #3b5086
  5. #324473
  6. #2a3960
  7. #222e4c
  8. #192239
  9. #111726
  10. #080b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5472bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5472bf
  2. #6580c5
  3. #768ecc
  4. #879cd2
  5. #98aad9
  6. #aab9df
  7. #bbc7e5
  8. #ccd5ec
  9. #dde3f2
  10. #eef1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5472bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5472bf
  2. #5873b9
  3. #5d75b2
  4. #6176ac
  5. #6678a6
  6. #6a79a0
  7. #6e7a99
  8. #737c93
  9. #777d8d
  10. #7c7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #527ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4470bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #10838f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5377c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b71be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #377ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5472bf {
  color: #5472bf;
}
Background
.bg-5472bf {
  background-color: #5472bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5472bf {
  border: 2px solid #5472bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5472bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 114 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5472bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5472bf, #6c54bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5472bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 114 191 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.37 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.42 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.52 #ab8d40 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#5472bf  rgb(84, 114, 191)  hsl(223, 46%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#bfa154  rgb(191, 161, 84)  hsl(43, 46%, 54%)  Brass
#bf5472  rgb(191, 84, 114)  hsl(343, 46%, 54%)  Telemagenta
#72bf54  rgb(114, 191, 84)  hsl(103, 46%, 54%)  Mantis