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#475486

#475486 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#475486 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 32.94% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.01% cyan, 37.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 227.62°, with 30.73% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.094

Complementary

  1. #475486
  2. #867947

Split complementary

  1. #475486
  2. #865a47
  3. #748647

Analogous

  1. #477486
  2. #475486
  3. #5a4786

Triadic

  1. #475486
  2. #864754
  3. #548647

Tetradic

  1. #475486
  2. #794786
  3. #867947
  4. #548647

Square

  1. #475486
  2. #864774
  3. #867947
  4. #47865a

Monochromatic

  1. #121522
  2. #2d3554
  3. #475486
  4. #6a78b0
  5. #9ca5ca

Shades

#475486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #475486
  2. #404c79
  3. #39436b
  4. #323b5e
  5. #2b3250
  6. #242a43
  7. #1c2236
  8. #151928
  9. #0e111b
  10. #07080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#475486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #475486
  2. #596592
  3. #6c769e
  4. #7e87aa
  5. #9198b6
  6. #a3aac3
  7. #b5bbcf
  8. #c8ccdb
  9. #dadde7
  10. #edeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#475486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #475486
  2. #4d5885
  3. #525d85
  4. #586184
  5. #5e6684
  6. #646a83
  7. #696e82
  8. #6f7382
  9. #757781
  10. #7a7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51556d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425988 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5485 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #305e66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #415485 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a5a74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-475486 {
  color: #475486;
}
Background
.bg-475486 {
  background-color: #475486;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-475486 {
  border: 2px solid #475486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #475486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 84 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 31% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-475486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #475486, #5a4786);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-475486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 84 134 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.19 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.46 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.74 #b8ab79 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#475486  rgb(71, 84, 134)  hsl(228, 31%, 40%)  Yale Blue
#867947  rgb(134, 121, 71)  hsl(48, 31%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#864754  rgb(134, 71, 84)  hsl(348, 31%, 40%)  Cordovan
#548647  rgb(84, 134, 71)  hsl(108, 31%, 40%)  Fern Green