Royal Blue

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 4.85:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#4169E1sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(65, 105, 225)screen channels

HSLhsl(225, 73%, 57%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(71%, 53%, 0%, 12%)approximate process color

Tailwindblue-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA4.85:1

Black textlarge text4.33:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#222749

#344791

#4169E1

#8E96EB

#C6C7F3

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#41B9E1

#4169E1

#6941E1

Triadic

#4169E1

#E14169

#69E141

Complement

#4169E1

#E1B941

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-royal-blue: #4169E1;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-royal-blue);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue292°

Lightness48 L*

Chroma70.3

Luminance0.167