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#4E71CD

#4e71cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e71cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 44.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 223.46°, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1784

Complementary

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #cdaa4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #cd6a4e
  3. #b1cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb1cd
  2. #4e71cd
  3. #6a4ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #cd4e71
  3. #71cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #aa4ecd
  3. #cdaa4e
  4. #71cd4e

Square

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #cd4eb1
  3. #cdaa4e
  4. #4ecd6a

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3165
  2. #2d4da1
  3. #4e71cd
  4. #8aa1de
  5. #c5d1ef

Shades

#4e71cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #4666b9
  3. #3e5aa4
  4. #374f90
  5. #2f447b
  6. #273967
  7. #1f2d52
  8. #17223e
  9. #101729
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e71cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #607fd2
  3. #718dd7
  4. #839cdc
  5. #95aae1
  6. #a7b8e6
  7. #b8c6eb
  8. #cad4f0
  9. #dce3f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e71cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e71cd
  2. #5373c5
  3. #5874be
  4. #5d76b6
  5. #6277ae
  6. #6779a7
  7. #6c7a9f
  8. #717c97
  9. #767d8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6874a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3170cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4977cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f70cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #207eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e71cd {
  color: #4e71cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e71cd {
  background-color: #4e71cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e71cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e71cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e71cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 113 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e71cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e71cd, #6a4ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e71cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 113 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.38 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.52 #b18e32 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e71cd  rgb(78, 113, 205)  hsl(223, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cdaa4e  rgb(205, 170, 78)  hsl(43, 56%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#cd4e71  rgb(205, 78, 113)  hsl(343, 56%, 55%)  Cerise
#71cd4e  rgb(113, 205, 78)  hsl(103, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green