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#4E72CD

#4e72cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e72cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 44.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #cda94e

Split complementary

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #cd694e
  3. #b2cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb2cd
  2. #4e72cd
  3. #694ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #cd4e72
  3. #72cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #a94ecd
  3. #cda94e
  4. #72cd4e

Square

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #cd4eb2
  3. #cda94e
  4. #4ecd69

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3165
  2. #2d4ea1
  3. #4e72cd
  4. #8aa2de
  5. #c5d1ef

Shades

#4e72cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #4667b9
  3. #3e5ba4
  4. #375090
  5. #2f447b
  6. #273967
  7. #1f2e52
  8. #17223e
  9. #101729
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e72cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #6080d2
  3. #718ed7
  4. #839cdc
  5. #95aae1
  6. #a7b9e6
  7. #b8c7eb
  8. #cad5f0
  9. #dce3f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e72cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e72cd
  2. #5373c5
  3. #5875be
  4. #5d76b6
  5. #6278ae
  6. #6779a7
  7. #6c7a9f
  8. #717c97
  9. #767d8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6874a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3370cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a78cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4071cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #207fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e72cd {
  color: #4e72cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e72cd {
  background-color: #4e72cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e72cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e72cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e72cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 114 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e72cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e72cd, #694ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e72cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 114 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.95 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.11 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.60 #b18d32 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e72cd  rgb(78, 114, 205)  hsl(223, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cda94e  rgb(205, 169, 78)  hsl(43, 56%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#cd4e72  rgb(205, 78, 114)  hsl(343, 56%, 55%)  Cerise
#72cd4e  rgb(114, 205, 78)  hsl(103, 56%, 55%)  Mantis