Colors

#4169E1

Royal Blue

Royal Blue is #4169E1. In CSS you can write it as the keyword royalblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#4169E1
RGB
rgb(65, 105, 225)
HSL
hsl(225,73%,57%)
HSV
hsv(225, 71%, 88%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,53,0,12)
OKLCH
oklch(56.0% 0.188 266.4)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#6787E7

20% white

#8DA5ED

40% white

#B3C3F3

60% white

#D9E1F9

80% white

Shades

#3454B4

20% black

#273F87

40% black

#1A2A5A

60% black

#0D152D

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Royal Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#4169E1

#E1B941

#93A5DC

#DCCA93

#445892

Analogous

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#41B9E1

#4169E1

#6941E1

#B941E1

#4DD5B3

Triadic

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#4169E1

#E14169

#69E141

#DC93A5

#59B53B

Split Complementary

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#4169E1

#E16941

#B9E141

#ABB8DE

#927F44

Monochromatic

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#0E2058

#18399A

#2251DD

#6585E7

#A7B9F1

Tetradic

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#4169E1

#E141B9

#E1B941

#41E169

#D58AC3

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 4.85:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass
On black · 4.33:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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