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#474EE1

#474ee1 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474ee1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.44% cyan, 65.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 71.96% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1222

Complementary

  1. #474ee1
  2. #e1da47

Split complementary

  1. #474ee1
  2. #e18d47
  3. #9be147

Analogous

  1. #479be1
  2. #474ee1
  3. #8d47e1

Triadic

  1. #474ee1
  2. #e1474e
  3. #4ee147

Tetradic

  1. #474ee1
  2. #da47e1
  3. #e1da47
  4. #4ee147

Square

  1. #474ee1
  2. #e1479b
  3. #e1da47
  4. #47e18d

Monochromatic

  1. #14197b
  2. #1f26bd
  3. #474ee1
  4. #898dec
  5. #cbcdf6

Shades

#474ee1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474ee1
  2. #4046cb
  3. #393eb4
  4. #32379e
  5. #2b2f87
  6. #242771
  7. #1c1f5a
  8. #151744
  9. #0e102d
  10. #070817
  11. #000000

Tints

#474ee1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474ee1
  2. #5960e4
  3. #6c71e7
  4. #7e83ea
  5. #9195ed
  6. #a3a7f0
  7. #b5b8f3
  8. #c8caf6
  9. #dadcf9
  10. #ededfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474ee1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474ee1
  2. #4d53d7
  3. #5258ce
  4. #585dc4
  5. #5e62ba
  6. #6467b1
  7. #696ca7
  8. #6f719d
  9. #757693
  10. #7a7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005fe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474ee1 {
  color: #474ee1;
}
Background
.bg-474ee1 {
  background-color: #474ee1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474ee1 {
  border: 2px solid #474ee1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474ee1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 78 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474ee1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474ee1, #8d47e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474ee1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 78 225 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.74 #b8b11e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#474ee1  rgb(71, 78, 225)  hsl(237, 72%, 58%)  Iris
#e1da47  rgb(225, 218, 71)  hsl(57, 72%, 58%)  Dandelion
#e1474e  rgb(225, 71, 78)  hsl(357, 72%, 58%)  Indian Red
#4ee147  rgb(78, 225, 71)  hsl(117, 72%, 58%)  Malachite