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#474BE2

#474be2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474be2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.58% cyan, 66.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 238.45°, with 72.77% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #474be2
  2. #e2de47

Split complementary

  1. #474be2
  2. #e29147
  3. #99e247

Analogous

  1. #4799e2
  2. #474be2
  3. #9147e2

Triadic

  1. #474be2
  2. #e2474b
  3. #4be247

Tetradic

  1. #474be2
  2. #de47e2
  3. #e2de47
  4. #4be247

Square

  1. #474be2
  2. #e24799
  3. #e2de47
  4. #47e291

Monochromatic

  1. #14167c
  2. #1e22be
  3. #474be2
  4. #898cec
  5. #cbccf7

Shades

#474be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474be2
  2. #4044cb
  3. #393cb5
  4. #32359e
  5. #2b2d88
  6. #242671
  7. #1c1e5a
  8. #151744
  9. #0e0f2d
  10. #070817
  11. #000000

Tints

#474be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474be2
  2. #595de5
  3. #6c6fe8
  4. #7e81eb
  5. #9193ee
  6. #a3a5f1
  7. #b5b7f3
  8. #c8c9f6
  9. #dadbf9
  10. #ededfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474be2
  2. #4d50d8
  3. #5256ce
  4. #585bc5
  5. #5e60bb
  6. #6466b1
  7. #696ba7
  8. #6f709d
  9. #757594
  10. #7a7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5759a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474be2 {
  color: #474be2;
}
Background
.bg-474be2 {
  background-color: #474be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474be2 {
  border: 2px solid #474be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 75 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474be2, #9147e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 75 226 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.78 #b8b41d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#474be2  rgb(71, 75, 226)  hsl(238, 73%, 58%)  Iris
#e2de47  rgb(226, 222, 71)  hsl(58, 73%, 58%)  Dandelion
#e2474b  rgb(226, 71, 75)  hsl(358, 73%, 58%)  Indian Red
#4be247  rgb(75, 226, 71)  hsl(118, 73%, 58%)  Malachite