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#474CC7

#474cc7 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474cc7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 29.8% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.32% cyan, 61.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 237.66°, with 53.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #474cc7
  2. #c7c247

Split complementary

  1. #474cc7
  2. #c78247
  3. #8cc747

Analogous

  1. #478cc7
  2. #474cc7
  3. #8247c7

Triadic

  1. #474cc7
  2. #c7474c
  3. #4cc747

Tetradic

  1. #474cc7
  2. #c247c7
  3. #c7c247
  4. #4cc747

Square

  1. #474cc7
  2. #c7478c
  3. #c7c247
  4. #47c782

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1e5a
  2. #2d3194
  3. #474cc7
  4. #8285d9
  5. #bcbeeb

Shades

#474cc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474cc7
  2. #4044b3
  3. #393d9f
  4. #32358b
  5. #2b2e77
  6. #242664
  7. #1c1e50
  8. #15173c
  9. #0e0f28
  10. #070814
  11. #000000

Tints

#474cc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474cc7
  2. #595ecd
  3. #6c70d2
  4. #7e82d8
  5. #9194dd
  6. #a3a6e3
  7. #b5b7e9
  8. #c8c9ee
  9. #dadbf4
  10. #ededf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474cc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474cc7
  2. #4d51c0
  3. #5256b9
  4. #585cb2
  5. #5e61ab
  6. #6466a4
  7. #696b9c
  8. #6f7095
  9. #75768e
  10. #7a7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #135ac9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1660a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474cc7 {
  color: #474cc7;
}
Background
.bg-474cc7 {
  background-color: #474cc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474cc7 {
  border: 2px solid #474cc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474cc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 76 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 53% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474cc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474cc7, #8247c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474cc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 76 199 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.51 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.87 #b8b338 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#474cc7  rgb(71, 76, 199)  hsl(238, 53%, 53%)  Iris
#c7c247  rgb(199, 194, 71)  hsl(58, 53%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#c7474c  rgb(199, 71, 76)  hsl(358, 53%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4cc747  rgb(76, 199, 71)  hsl(118, 53%, 53%)  Lime Green