HEX Color #4257C5 (Royalblue)

About #4257C5

At its core, #4257C5 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 87 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 66% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4257C5

RGB66, 87, 197

HSL230.4°, 53.0%, 51.6%

CMYK66%, 56%, 0%, 23%

HSV230.4°, 66.5%, 77.3%

LAB41.2, 27.9, -59.9

XYZ15.7, 12.0, 54.3

Decimal4347845

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4257C5 #C4B042

Analogous

#4298C4 #6E42C4

Triadic

#C44257 #57C442

Tetradic

#C44298 #C4B042 #42C46E

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#4257C5

#5769CB

#6C7CD1

#818FD8

#96A1DE

#ABB4E5

#C0C7EB

#D5D9F2

#EAECF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#4257C5

#3A4DAF

#334399

#2C3A83

#24306D

#1D2657

#161D41

#0E132B

#070915

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.17:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.40:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.90:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.89:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4257C5; }

.text-color { color: #4257C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #4257C5; }

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