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#474BBF

#474bbf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#474bbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 29.41% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.83% cyan, 60.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 48.39% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #474bbf
  2. #bfbb47

Split complementary

  1. #474bbf
  2. #bf7f47
  3. #87bf47

Analogous

  1. #4787bf
  2. #474bbf
  3. #7f47bf

Triadic

  1. #474bbf
  2. #bf474b
  3. #4bbf47

Tetradic

  1. #474bbf
  2. #bb47bf
  3. #bfbb47
  4. #4bbf47

Square

  1. #474bbf
  2. #bf4787
  3. #bfbb47
  4. #47bf7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1e51
  2. #30338a
  3. #474bbf
  4. #8083d3
  5. #b9bae6

Shades

#474bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474bbf
  2. #4044ac
  3. #393c99
  4. #323586
  5. #2b2d73
  6. #242660
  7. #1c1e4c
  8. #151739
  9. #0e0f26
  10. #070813
  11. #000000

Tints

#474bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474bbf
  2. #595dc5
  3. #6c6fcc
  4. #7e81d2
  5. #9193d9
  6. #a3a5df
  7. #b5b7e5
  8. #c8c9ec
  9. #dadbf2
  10. #ededf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474bbf
  2. #4d50b9
  3. #5256b2
  4. #585bac
  5. #5e60a6
  6. #6466a0
  7. #696b99
  8. #6f7093
  9. #75758d
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53548e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c58c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d51be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f5d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474bbf {
  color: #474bbf;
}
Background
.bg-474bbf {
  background-color: #474bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474bbf {
  border: 2px solid #474bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 75 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474bbf, #7f47bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 75 191 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.33 #b8b440 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#474bbf  rgb(71, 75, 191)  hsl(238, 48%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#bfbb47  rgb(191, 187, 71)  hsl(58, 48%, 51%)  Vegas Gold
#bf474b  rgb(191, 71, 75)  hsl(358, 48%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4bbf47  rgb(75, 191, 71)  hsl(118, 48%, 51%)  Kelly Green