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#4961BA

#4961ba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4961ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.75% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 227.26°, with 45.02% saturation and 50.78% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #4961ba
  2. #baa249

Split complementary

  1. #4961ba
  2. #ba6949
  3. #99ba49

Analogous

  1. #4999ba
  2. #4961ba
  3. #6949ba

Triadic

  1. #4961ba
  2. #ba4961
  3. #61ba49

Tetradic

  1. #4961ba
  2. #a249ba
  3. #baa249
  4. #61ba49

Square

  1. #4961ba
  2. #ba4999
  3. #baa249
  4. #49ba69

Monochromatic

  1. #1d274d
  2. #324484
  3. #4961ba
  4. #8091cf
  5. #b8c1e4

Shades

#4961ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4961ba
  2. #4257a7
  3. #3a4e95
  4. #334482
  5. #2c3a70
  6. #25315d
  7. #1d274a
  8. #161d38
  9. #0f1325
  10. #070a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4961ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4961ba
  2. #5b71c1
  3. #6d81c8
  4. #8090cf
  5. #92a0d6
  6. #a4b0dd
  7. #b6c0e3
  8. #c8d0ea
  9. #dbdff1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4961ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4961ba
  2. #4f64b4
  3. #5467ae
  4. #5a6aa9
  5. #5f6da3
  6. #65719d
  7. #6a7497
  8. #707791
  9. #757a8c
  10. #7b7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2162b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e68bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3562b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #256e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4961ba {
  color: #4961ba;
}
Background
.bg-4961ba {
  background-color: #4961ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4961ba {
  border: 2px solid #4961ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4961ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4961ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4961ba, #6949ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4961ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.77 #b69e45 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4961ba  rgb(73, 97, 186)  hsl(227, 45%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#baa249  rgb(186, 162, 73)  hsl(47, 45%, 51%)  Brass
#ba4961  rgb(186, 73, 97)  hsl(347, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#61ba49  rgb(97, 186, 73)  hsl(107, 45%, 51%)  Mantis