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#474ED2

#474ed2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474ed2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.19% cyan, 62.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 236.98°, with 60.7% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #474ed2
  2. #d2cb47

Split complementary

  1. #474ed2
  2. #d28647
  3. #94d247

Analogous

  1. #4794d2
  2. #474ed2
  3. #8647d2

Triadic

  1. #474ed2
  2. #d2474e
  3. #4ed247

Tetradic

  1. #474ed2
  2. #cb47d2
  3. #d2cb47
  4. #4ed247

Square

  1. #474ed2
  2. #d24794
  3. #d2cb47
  4. #47d286

Monochromatic

  1. #191d67
  2. #282ea4
  3. #474ed2
  4. #8489e1
  5. #c2c4f0

Shades

#474ed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474ed2
  2. #4046bd
  3. #393ea8
  4. #323793
  5. #2b2f7e
  6. #242769
  7. #1c1f54
  8. #15173f
  9. #0e102a
  10. #070815
  11. #000000

Tints

#474ed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474ed2
  2. #5960d7
  3. #6c71db
  4. #7e83e0
  5. #9195e4
  6. #a3a7e9
  7. #b5b8ed
  8. #c8caf2
  9. #dadcf6
  10. #ededfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474ed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474ed2
  2. #4d53ca
  3. #5258c2
  4. #585db9
  5. #5e62b1
  6. #6467a9
  7. #696ca1
  8. #6f7199
  9. #757690
  10. #7a7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56599b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005dd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474ed2 {
  color: #474ed2;
}
Background
.bg-474ed2 {
  background-color: #474ed2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474ed2 {
  border: 2px solid #474ed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474ed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 78 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474ed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474ed2, #8647d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474ed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 78 210 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.80 #b8b12d Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#474ed2  rgb(71, 78, 210)  hsl(237, 61%, 55%)  Iris
#d2cb47  rgb(210, 203, 71)  hsl(57, 61%, 55%)  Straw
#d2474e  rgb(210, 71, 78)  hsl(357, 61%, 55%)  Brick Red
#4ed247  rgb(78, 210, 71)  hsl(117, 61%, 55%)  Lime Green