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#4E65CD

#4e65cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e65cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 39.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 50.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #cdb64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #cd764e
  3. #a5cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea5cd
  2. #4e65cd
  3. #764ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #cd4e65
  3. #65cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #b64ecd
  3. #cdb64e
  4. #65cd4e

Square

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #cd4ea5
  3. #cdb64e
  4. #4ecd76

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2a65
  2. #2d42a1
  3. #4e65cd
  4. #8a99de
  5. #c5cdef

Shades

#4e65cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #465bb9
  3. #3e51a4
  4. #374790
  5. #2f3d7b
  6. #273367
  7. #1f2852
  8. #171e3e
  9. #101429
  10. #080a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e65cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #6074d2
  3. #7184d7
  4. #8393dc
  5. #95a3e1
  6. #a7b2e6
  7. #b8c1eb
  8. #cad1f0
  9. #dce0f5
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e65cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e65cd
  2. #5368c5
  3. #586abe
  4. #5d6db6
  5. #6270ae
  6. #6773a7
  7. #6c759f
  8. #717897
  9. #767b8f
  10. #7b7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a73d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0368cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c6ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3167cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2274ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e65cd {
  color: #4e65cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e65cd {
  background-color: #4e65cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e65cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e65cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e65cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 101 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e65cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e65cd, #764ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e65cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 101 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.85 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.93 #b19a32 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e65cd  rgb(78, 101, 205)  hsl(229, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cdb64e  rgb(205, 182, 78)  hsl(49, 56%, 55%)  Old Gold
#cd4e65  rgb(205, 78, 101)  hsl(349, 56%, 55%)  Brick Red
#65cd4e  rgb(101, 205, 78)  hsl(109, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green