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#6B72C8

#6b72c8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6b72c8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 44.71% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.5% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 235.48°, with 45.81% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 7.25.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #c8c16b

Split complementary

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #c8936b
  3. #a1c86b

Analogous

  1. #6ba1c8
  2. #6b72c8
  3. #936bc8

Triadic

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #c86b72
  3. #72c86b

Tetradic

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #c16bc8
  3. #c8c16b
  4. #72c86b

Square

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #c86ba1
  3. #c8c16b
  4. #6bc893

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2f70
  2. #3e46a8
  3. #6b72c8
  4. #a3a7dd
  5. #dbdcf1

Shades

#6b72c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #6067b4
  3. #565ba0
  4. #4b508c
  5. #404478
  6. #363964
  7. #2b2e50
  8. #20223c
  9. #151728
  10. #0b0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b72c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #7a80ce
  3. #898ed3
  4. #979cd9
  5. #a6aade
  6. #b5b9e4
  7. #c4c7e9
  8. #d3d5ef
  9. #e1e3f4
  10. #f0f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b72c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b72c8
  2. #6d73c1
  3. #6f75ba
  4. #7176b2
  5. #7378ab
  6. #7679a4
  7. #787a9d
  8. #7a7c96
  9. #7c7d8e
  10. #7e7f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74779f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #507dcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4976c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a8493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c79ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5975c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #597dab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b72c8 {
  color: #6b72c8;
}
Background
.bg-6b72c8 {
  background-color: #6b72c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b72c8 {
  border: 2px solid #6b72c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b72c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 114 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 46% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b72c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b72c8, #936bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b72c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 114 200 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.25 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.18 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.31 #948d37 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#6b72c8  rgb(107, 114, 200)  hsl(235, 46%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#c8c16b  rgb(200, 193, 107)  hsl(55, 46%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#c86b72  rgb(200, 107, 114)  hsl(355, 46%, 60%)  Rose Gold
#72c86b  rgb(114, 200, 107)  hsl(115, 46%, 60%)  Mantis