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#470BC3

#470bc3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#470bc3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 4.31% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.59% cyan, 94.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 259.57°, with 89.32% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.0552

Complementary

  1. #470bc3
  2. #87c30b

Split complementary

  1. #470bc3
  2. #c3a30b
  3. #2bc30b

Analogous

  1. #0b2bc3
  2. #470bc3
  3. #a30bc3

Triadic

  1. #470bc3
  2. #c3470b
  3. #0bc347

Tetradic

  1. #470bc3
  2. #c30b87
  3. #87c30b
  4. #0bc347

Square

  1. #470bc3
  2. #c30b2b
  3. #87c30b
  4. #0bc3a3

Monochromatic

  1. #120332
  2. #2d077b
  3. #470bc3
  4. #6a28f3
  5. #9c70f7

Shades

#470bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #470bc3
  2. #400ab0
  3. #39099c
  4. #320889
  5. #2b0775
  6. #240662
  7. #1c044e
  8. #15033b
  9. #0e0227
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#470bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #470bc3
  2. #5923c9
  3. #6c3ccf
  4. #7e54d5
  5. #916ddb
  6. #a385e1
  7. #b59de7
  8. #c8b6ed
  9. #dacef3
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#470bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #470bc3
  2. #4d17bc
  3. #5222b6
  4. #582eaf
  5. #5e3aa8
  6. #6446a2
  7. #69519b
  8. #6f5d94
  9. #75698d
  10. #7a7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f3e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-470bc3 {
  color: #470bc3;
}
Background
.bg-470bc3 {
  background-color: #470bc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-470bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #470bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #470bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 11 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-470bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #470bc3, #a30bc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-470bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 11 195 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.30 #b8f43c Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#470bc3  rgb(71, 11, 195)  hsl(260, 89%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#87c30b  rgb(135, 195, 11)  hsl(80, 89%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#c3470b  rgb(195, 71, 11)  hsl(20, 89%, 40%)  Mahogany
#0bc347  rgb(11, 195, 71)  hsl(140, 89%, 40%)  Lime Green