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#474FBD

#474fbd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#474fbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 30.98% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.43% cyan, 58.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 235.93°, with 47.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1061

Complementary

  1. #474fbd
  2. #bdb547

Split complementary

  1. #474fbd
  2. #bd7a47
  3. #8abd47

Analogous

  1. #478abd
  2. #474fbd
  3. #7a47bd

Triadic

  1. #474fbd
  2. #bd474f
  3. #4fbd47

Tetradic

  1. #474fbd
  2. #b547bd
  3. #bdb547
  4. #4fbd47

Square

  1. #474fbd
  2. #bd478a
  3. #bdb547
  4. #47bd7a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c204f
  2. #303687
  3. #474fbd
  4. #7f85d1
  5. #b8bbe5

Shades

#474fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474fbd
  2. #4047aa
  3. #393f97
  4. #323784
  5. #2b2f71
  6. #24285f
  7. #1c204c
  8. #151839
  9. #0e1026
  10. #070813
  11. #000000

Tints

#474fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474fbd
  2. #5961c4
  3. #6c72ca
  4. #7e84d1
  5. #9195d7
  6. #a3a7de
  7. #b5b9e5
  8. #c8caeb
  9. #dadcf2
  10. #ededf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474fbd
  2. #4d54b7
  3. #5259b1
  4. #585eab
  5. #5e63a5
  6. #64689f
  7. #696c98
  8. #6f7192
  9. #75768c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54578d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #245abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1954bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20609b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474fbd {
  color: #474fbd;
}
Background
.bg-474fbd {
  background-color: #474fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474fbd {
  border: 2px solid #474fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 79 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474fbd, #7a47bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 79 189 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.51 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.25 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.10 #b8b042 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#474fbd  rgb(71, 79, 189)  hsl(236, 47%, 51%)  Iris
#bdb547  rgb(189, 181, 71)  hsl(56, 47%, 51%)  Vegas Gold
#bd474f  rgb(189, 71, 79)  hsl(356, 47%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4fbd47  rgb(79, 189, 71)  hsl(116, 47%, 51%)  Kelly Green