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#474BC5

#474bc5 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#474bc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.96% cyan, 61.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 238.1°, with 52.07% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.104

Complementary

  1. #474bc5
  2. #c5c147

Split complementary

  1. #474bc5
  2. #c58247
  3. #8ac547

Analogous

  1. #478ac5
  2. #474bc5
  3. #8247c5

Triadic

  1. #474bc5
  2. #c5474b
  3. #4bc547

Tetradic

  1. #474bc5
  2. #c147c5
  3. #c5c147
  4. #4bc547

Square

  1. #474bc5
  2. #c5478a
  3. #c5c147
  4. #47c582

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1d57
  2. #2e3192
  3. #474bc5
  4. #8184d7
  5. #bbbdea

Shades

#474bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474bc5
  2. #4044b1
  3. #393c9e
  4. #32358a
  5. #2b2d76
  6. #242663
  7. #1c1e4f
  8. #15173b
  9. #0e0f27
  10. #070814
  11. #000000

Tints

#474bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474bc5
  2. #595dcb
  3. #6c6fd1
  4. #7e81d6
  5. #9193dc
  6. #a3a5e2
  7. #b5b7e8
  8. #c8c9ee
  9. #dadbf3
  10. #ededf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474bc5
  2. #4d50be
  3. #5256b7
  4. #585bb0
  5. #5e60a9
  6. #6466a3
  7. #696b9c
  8. #6f7095
  9. #75758e
  10. #7a7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1459c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #195fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474bc5 {
  color: #474bc5;
}
Background
.bg-474bc5 {
  background-color: #474bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #474bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 75 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 52% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474bc5, #8247c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 75 197 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.75 #b8b43a Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#474bc5  rgb(71, 75, 197)  hsl(238, 52%, 53%)  Iris
#c5c147  rgb(197, 193, 71)  hsl(58, 52%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#c5474b  rgb(197, 71, 75)  hsl(358, 52%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4bc547  rgb(75, 197, 71)  hsl(118, 52%, 53%)  Lime Green