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#6972CD

#6972cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6972cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 44.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.78% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 234.6°, with 50% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #6972cd
  2. #cdc469

Split complementary

  1. #6972cd
  2. #cd9269
  3. #a4cd69

Analogous

  1. #69a4cd
  2. #6972cd
  3. #9269cd

Triadic

  1. #6972cd
  2. #cd6972
  3. #72cd69

Tetradic

  1. #6972cd
  2. #c469cd
  3. #cdc469
  4. #72cd69

Square

  1. #6972cd
  2. #cd69a4
  3. #cdc469
  4. #69cd92

Monochromatic

  1. #272e76
  2. #3a45af
  3. #6972cd
  4. #a2a8e0
  5. #dcdef3

Shades

#6972cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6972cd
  2. #5f67b9
  3. #545ba4
  4. #4a5090
  5. #3f447b
  6. #353967
  7. #2a2e52
  8. #20223e
  9. #151729
  10. #0b0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6972cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6972cd
  2. #7880d2
  3. #878ed7
  4. #969cdc
  5. #a5aae1
  6. #b4b9e6
  7. #c3c7eb
  8. #d2d5f0
  9. #e1e3f5
  10. #f0f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6972cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6972cd
  2. #6b73c5
  3. #6e75be
  4. #7076b6
  5. #7278ae
  6. #7579a7
  7. #777a9f
  8. #797c97
  9. #7b7d8f
  10. #7e7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7477a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d7ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4476cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #438595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5979cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5575cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #547eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6972cd {
  color: #6972cd;
}
Background
.bg-6972cd {
  background-color: #6972cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6972cd {
  border: 2px solid #6972cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6972cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 114 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6972cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6972cd, #9269cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6972cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 114 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.90 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.49 #968d32 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#6972cd  rgb(105, 114, 205)  hsl(235, 50%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#cdc469  rgb(205, 196, 105)  hsl(55, 50%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#cd6972  rgb(205, 105, 114)  hsl(355, 50%, 61%)  Rose Gold
#72cd69  rgb(114, 205, 105)  hsl(115, 50%, 61%)  Mantis