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#474EC9

#474ec9 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474ec9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 30.59% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.68% cyan, 61.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 236.77°, with 54.62% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #474ec9
  2. #c9c247

Split complementary

  1. #474ec9
  2. #c98147
  3. #8fc947

Analogous

  1. #478fc9
  2. #474ec9
  3. #8147c9

Triadic

  1. #474ec9
  2. #c9474e
  3. #4ec947

Tetradic

  1. #474ec9
  2. #c247c9
  3. #c9c247
  4. #4ec947

Square

  1. #474ec9
  2. #c9478f
  3. #c9c247
  4. #47c981

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1e5c
  2. #2c3297
  3. #474ec9
  4. #8287da
  5. #bdc0ec

Shades

#474ec9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474ec9
  2. #4046b5
  3. #393ea1
  4. #32378d
  5. #2b2f79
  6. #242765
  7. #1c1f50
  8. #15173c
  9. #0e1028
  10. #070814
  11. #000000

Tints

#474ec9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474ec9
  2. #5960ce
  3. #6c71d4
  4. #7e83d9
  5. #9195df
  6. #a3a7e4
  7. #b5b8e9
  8. #c8caef
  9. #dadcf4
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474ec9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474ec9
  2. #4d53c2
  3. #5258ba
  4. #585db3
  5. #5e62ac
  6. #6467a5
  7. #696c9d
  8. #6f7196
  9. #75768f
  10. #7a7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #155bcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1362a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474ec9 {
  color: #474ec9;
}
Background
.bg-474ec9 {
  background-color: #474ec9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474ec9 {
  border: 2px solid #474ec9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474ec9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 78 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 55% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474ec9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474ec9, #8147c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474ec9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 78 201 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.03 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.00 #b8b136 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#474ec9  rgb(71, 78, 201)  hsl(237, 55%, 53%)  Iris
#c9c247  rgb(201, 194, 71)  hsl(57, 55%, 53%)  Old Gold
#c9474e  rgb(201, 71, 78)  hsl(357, 55%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4ec947  rgb(78, 201, 71)  hsl(117, 55%, 53%)  Lime Green