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#6172CC

#6172cc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6172cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 44.71% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.45% cyan, 44.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 230.47°, with 51.2% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #6172cc
  2. #ccbb61

Split complementary

  1. #6172cc
  2. #cc8661
  3. #a7cc61

Analogous

  1. #61a7cc
  2. #6172cc
  3. #8661cc

Triadic

  1. #6172cc
  2. #cc6172
  3. #72cc61

Tetradic

  1. #6172cc
  2. #bb61cc
  3. #ccbb61
  4. #72cc61

Square

  1. #6172cc
  2. #cc61a7
  3. #ccbb61
  4. #61cc86

Monochromatic

  1. #243070
  2. #3749aa
  3. #6172cc
  4. #9ba6df
  5. #d5d9f1

Shades

#6172cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6172cc
  2. #5767b8
  3. #4e5ba3
  4. #44508f
  5. #3a447a
  6. #313966
  7. #272e52
  8. #1d223d
  9. #131729
  10. #0a0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6172cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6172cc
  2. #7180d1
  3. #818ed6
  4. #909cdb
  5. #a0aae0
  6. #b0b9e6
  7. #c0c7eb
  8. #d0d5f0
  9. #dfe3f5
  10. #eff1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6172cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6172cc
  2. #6473c4
  3. #6775bd
  4. #6a76b5
  5. #6d78ae
  6. #7179a6
  7. #747a9e
  8. #777c97
  9. #7a7d8f
  10. #7d7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7076a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c7dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4074ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #308595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5579ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f73cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #487eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6172cc {
  color: #6172cc;
}
Background
.bg-6172cc {
  background-color: #6172cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6172cc {
  border: 2px solid #6172cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6172cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 114 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6172cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6172cc, #8661cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6172cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 114 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.69 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.73 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.80 #9e8d33 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#6172cc  rgb(97, 114, 204)  hsl(230, 51%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#ccbb61  rgb(204, 187, 97)  hsl(50, 51%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#cc6172  rgb(204, 97, 114)  hsl(350, 51%, 59%)  Rose Gold
#72cc61  rgb(114, 204, 97)  hsl(110, 51%, 59%)  Mantis