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#4E75CD

#4e75cd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e75cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 45.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 42.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.57°, 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #cda64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #cd664e
  3. #b5cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb5cd
  2. #4e75cd
  3. #664ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #cd4e75
  3. #75cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #a64ecd
  3. #cda64e
  4. #75cd4e

Square

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #cd4eb5
  3. #cda64e
  4. #4ecd66

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3365
  2. #2d51a1
  3. #4e75cd
  4. #8aa4de
  5. #c5d2ef

Shades

#4e75cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #4669b9
  3. #3e5ea4
  4. #375290
  5. #2f467b
  6. #273b67
  7. #1f2f52
  8. #17233e
  9. #101729
  10. #080c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e75cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #6083d2
  3. #7191d7
  4. #839edc
  5. #95ace1
  6. #a7bae6
  7. #b8c8eb
  8. #cad6f0
  9. #dce3f5
  10. #edf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e75cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e75cd
  2. #5376c5
  3. #5877be
  4. #5d78b6
  5. #6279ae
  6. #677ba7
  7. #6c7c9f
  8. #717d97
  9. #767e8f
  10. #7b7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a77a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d7ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a73cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4374cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2081af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e75cd {
  color: #4e75cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e75cd {
  background-color: #4e75cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e75cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e75cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e75cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 117 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e75cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e75cd, #664ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e75cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 117 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.67 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.22 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.31 #b18a32 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#4e75cd  rgb(78, 117, 205)  hsl(222, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cda64e  rgb(205, 166, 78)  hsl(42, 56%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#cd4e75  rgb(205, 78, 117)  hsl(342, 56%, 55%)  Telemagenta
#75cd4e  rgb(117, 205, 78)  hsl(102, 56%, 55%)  Mantis