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#474BC8

#474bc8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474bc8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 29.41% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.5% cyan, 62.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 238.14°, with 53.97% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1054

Complementary

  1. #474bc8
  2. #c8c447

Split complementary

  1. #474bc8
  2. #c88447
  3. #8cc847

Analogous

  1. #478cc8
  2. #474bc8
  3. #8447c8

Triadic

  1. #474bc8
  2. #c8474b
  3. #4bc847

Tetradic

  1. #474bc8
  2. #c447c8
  3. #c8c447
  4. #4bc847

Square

  1. #474bc8
  2. #c8478c
  3. #c8c447
  4. #47c884

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1d5b
  2. #2d3096
  3. #474bc8
  4. #8285da
  5. #bdbeeb

Shades

#474bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474bc8
  2. #4044b4
  3. #393ca0
  4. #32358c
  5. #2b2d78
  6. #242664
  7. #1c1e50
  8. #15173c
  9. #0e0f28
  10. #070814
  11. #000000

Tints

#474bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474bc8
  2. #595dce
  3. #6c6fd3
  4. #7e81d9
  5. #9193de
  6. #a3a5e4
  7. #b5b7e9
  8. #c8c9ef
  9. #dadbf4
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474bc8
  2. #4d50c1
  3. #5256ba
  4. #585bb2
  5. #5e60ab
  6. #6466a4
  7. #696b9d
  8. #6f7096
  9. #75758e
  10. #7a7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e59ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #155fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474bc8 {
  color: #474bc8;
}
Background
.bg-474bc8 {
  background-color: #474bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #474bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 75 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474bc8, #8447c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 75 200 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.99 #b8b437 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#474bc8  rgb(71, 75, 200)  hsl(238, 54%, 53%)  Iris
#c8c447  rgb(200, 196, 71)  hsl(58, 54%, 53%)  Straw
#c8474b  rgb(200, 71, 75)  hsl(358, 54%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4bc847  rgb(75, 200, 71)  hsl(118, 54%, 53%)  Lime Green