#4169E1 · Royal Blue

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#4169E1 is a medium, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Royal Blue and near Slate Blue and Iris. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness and 0.19 chroma at hue 266°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #4169E1 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology.

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HEX#4169E1
RGBrgb(65, 105, 225)
HSLhsl(225, 73%, 57%)
CMYK71, 53, 0, 12
CSS var--royal-blue
Contrast4.85:1 white · 4.33:1 black

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How to use #4169E1

White text passes WCAG AA on #4169E1 (4.85:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #4169E1 with its analogous neighbors #41B9E1 and #6941E1; for contrast use its complement #E1B941 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--royal-blue: #4169E1;

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