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#4A61BA

#4a61ba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4a61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.22% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 227.68°, with 44.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #baa34a

Split complementary

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #ba6b4a
  3. #99ba4a

Analogous

  1. #4a99ba
  2. #4a61ba
  3. #6b4aba

Triadic

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #ba4a61
  3. #61ba4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #a34aba
  3. #baa34a
  4. #61ba4a

Square

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #ba4a99
  3. #baa34a
  4. #4aba6b

Monochromatic

  1. #1e274d
  2. #334485
  3. #4a61ba
  4. #8191cf
  5. #b9c2e4

Shades

#4a61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #4357a7
  3. #3b4e95
  4. #344482
  5. #2c3a70
  6. #25315d
  7. #1e274a
  8. #161d38
  9. #0f1325
  10. #070a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #5c71c1
  3. #6e81c8
  4. #8090cf
  5. #92a0d6
  6. #a5b0dd
  7. #b7c0e3
  8. #c9d0ea
  9. #dbdff1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a61ba
  2. #4f64b4
  3. #5567ae
  4. #5a6aa9
  5. #606da3
  6. #65719d
  7. #6a7497
  8. #707791
  9. #757a8c
  10. #7b7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2262b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e68bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3662b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #286e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a61ba {
  color: #4a61ba;
}
Background
.bg-4a61ba {
  background-color: #4a61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a61ba {
  border: 2px solid #4a61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a61ba, #6b4aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.86 #b59e45 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4a61ba  rgb(74, 97, 186)  hsl(228, 45%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#baa34a  rgb(186, 163, 74)  hsl(48, 45%, 51%)  Brass
#ba4a61  rgb(186, 74, 97)  hsl(348, 45%, 51%)  Brick Red
#61ba4a  rgb(97, 186, 74)  hsl(108, 45%, 51%)  Mantis