Royal blue color: #4169e1
The Royal blue color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.
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- Blue
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- Vivid
- Cool
- blue-600
- Black 12%
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Questions about Royal blue
What is the hex code for Royal blue?
The hex code for Royal blue is #4169e1. In RGB it is rgb(65 105 225), in HSL hsl(225 72.73% 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.985% 0.18823 266.4).
What colors go well with Royal blue?
Its complementary color is #966d00. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #007ebe and #8254d3. Ready palettes with Royal blue are shown on this page.
Is Royal blue a warm or cool color?
Royal blue is a cool color with an OKLCH hue of 266 degrees.
What text color is readable on Royal blue?
White text is more readable on Royal blue: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
About #4169e1
#4169e1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.188 chroma and a hue of 266°.
Looks the same on every screen.
White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-600.