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#4E71BB

#4e71bb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e71bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 44.31% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 39.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.73°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #bb984e

Split complementary

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #bb614e
  3. #a8bb4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea8bb
  2. #4e71bb
  3. #614ebb

Triadic

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #bb4e71
  3. #71bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #984ebb
  3. #bb984e
  4. #71bb4e

Square

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #bb4ea8
  3. #bb984e
  4. #4ebb61

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2f51
  2. #344f88
  3. #4e71bb
  4. #859dd0
  5. #bdcae5

Shades

#4e71bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #4666a8
  3. #3e5a96
  4. #374f83
  5. #2f4470
  6. #27395e
  7. #1f2d4b
  8. #172238
  9. #101725
  10. #080b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e71bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #607fc2
  3. #718dc9
  4. #839ccf
  5. #95aad6
  6. #a7b8dd
  7. #b8c6e4
  8. #cad4eb
  9. #dce3f1
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e71bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e71bb
  2. #5373b5
  3. #5874af
  4. #5d76a9
  5. #6277a3
  6. #67799e
  7. #6c7a98
  8. #717c92
  9. #767d8c
  10. #7b7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5278be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5075bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e7ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e71bb {
  color: #4e71bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e71bb {
  background-color: #4e71bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e71bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e71bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e71bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 113 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e71bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e71bb, #614ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e71bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 113 187 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.22 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.41 #b18e44 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e71bb  rgb(78, 113, 187)  hsl(221, 44%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#bb984e  rgb(187, 152, 78)  hsl(41, 44%, 52%)  Camel
#bb4e71  rgb(187, 78, 113)  hsl(341, 44%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#71bb4e  rgb(113, 187, 78)  hsl(101, 44%, 52%)  Mantis