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#0478DD

#0478dd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0478dd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 47.06% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.19% cyan, 45.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 207.93°, with 96.44% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1868

Complementary

  1. #0478dd
  2. #dd6904

Split complementary

  1. #0478dd
  2. #dd040b
  3. #ddd604

Analogous

  1. #04ddd6
  2. #0478dd
  3. #040bdd

Triadic

  1. #0478dd
  2. #dd0478
  3. #78dd04

Tetradic

  1. #0478dd
  2. #6904dd
  3. #dd6904
  4. #78dd04

Square

  1. #0478dd
  2. #d604dd
  3. #dd6904
  4. #0bdd04

Monochromatic

  1. #012647
  2. #034f92
  3. #0478dd
  4. #329efb
  5. #7dc1fd

Shades

#0478dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0478dd
  2. #046cc7
  3. #0360b1
  4. #03549b
  5. #024885
  6. #023c6f
  7. #023058
  8. #012442
  9. #01182c
  10. #000c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#0478dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0478dd
  2. #1d86e0
  3. #3693e4
  4. #4fa1e7
  5. #68aeeb
  6. #82bcee
  7. #9bc9f1
  8. #b4d7f5
  9. #cde4f8
  10. #e6f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0478dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0478dd
  2. #1079d4
  3. #1d7aca
  4. #297ac1
  5. #367bb8
  6. #427caf
  7. #4e7da5
  8. #5b7e9c
  9. #677e93
  10. #747f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e78aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f81e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #317edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0073dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0478dd {
  color: #0478dd;
}
Background
.bg-0478dd {
  background-color: #0478dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0478dd {
  border: 2px solid #0478dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0478dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 120 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0478dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0478dd, #040bdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0478dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 120 221 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.17 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.41 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.75 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.71 #fb8722 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

True Blue
#0478dd  rgb(4, 120, 221)  hsl(208, 96%, 44%)  True Blue
#dd6904  rgb(221, 105, 4)  hsl(28, 96%, 44%)  Chocolate
#dd0478  rgb(221, 4, 120)  hsl(328, 96%, 44%)  Telemagenta
#78dd04  rgb(120, 221, 4)  hsl(88, 96%, 44%)  Yellow Green