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#474FC6

#474fc6 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#474fc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.14% cyan, 60.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 236.22°, with 52.7% saturation and 52.75% 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 3.24.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #474fc6
  2. #c6be47

Split complementary

  1. #474fc6
  2. #c67f47
  3. #8fc647

Analogous

  1. #478fc6
  2. #474fc6
  3. #7f47c6

Triadic

  1. #474fc6
  2. #c6474f
  3. #4fc647

Tetradic

  1. #474fc6
  2. #be47c6
  3. #c6be47
  4. #4fc647

Square

  1. #474fc6
  2. #c6478f
  3. #c6be47
  4. #47c67f

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1f59
  2. #2e3493
  3. #474fc6
  4. #8187d8
  5. #bcbfea

Shades

#474fc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474fc6
  2. #4047b2
  3. #393f9e
  4. #32378b
  5. #2b2f77
  6. #242863
  7. #1c204f
  8. #15183b
  9. #0e1028
  10. #070814
  11. #000000

Tints

#474fc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474fc6
  2. #5961cc
  3. #6c72d1
  4. #7e84d7
  5. #9195dd
  6. #a3a7e3
  7. #b5b9e8
  8. #c8caee
  9. #dadcf4
  10. #ededf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474fc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474fc6
  2. #4d54bf
  3. #5259b8
  4. #585eb1
  5. #5e63aa
  6. #6468a3
  7. #696c9c
  8. #6f7195
  9. #75768e
  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 #555893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b5cc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0754c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1762a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474fc6 {
  color: #474fc6;
}
Background
.bg-474fc6 {
  background-color: #474fc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474fc6 {
  border: 2px solid #474fc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474fc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 79 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 53% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474fc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474fc6, #7f47c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474fc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 79 198 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.75 #b8b039 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#474fc6  rgb(71, 79, 198)  hsl(236, 53%, 53%)  Iris
#c6be47  rgb(198, 190, 71)  hsl(56, 53%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#c6474f  rgb(198, 71, 79)  hsl(356, 53%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4fc647  rgb(79, 198, 71)  hsl(116, 53%, 53%)  Lime Green