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Royal Blue Color Code
HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for Royal Blue, plus its tints, shades, and similar colors.
About Royal Blue
Royal Blue is a cool, vivid medium shade of blue, sitting at 225° on the color wheel with 73% saturation and 57% lightness.
For text or UI elements on a Royal Blue background, white text is more readable, giving a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (AA).
Its computed complementary color is #E1B941, closest in the library to Amber.
The Story Behind Royal Blue
Royal blue gets its name from a supposed 18th-century competition to design a dress for Queen Charlotte, though the exact story is more legend than documented fact. What's certain is that it's stayed associated with formality and status ever since, showing up in everything from school uniforms to sports team colors.
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