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#475B8A

#475b8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#475b8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 35.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.55% cyan, 34.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 222.09°, with 32.06% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 7.27.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #475b8a
  2. #8a7647

Split complementary

  1. #475b8a
  2. #8a5447
  3. #7c8a47

Analogous

  1. #477c8a
  2. #475b8a
  3. #54478a

Triadic

  1. #475b8a
  2. #8a475b
  3. #5b8a47

Tetradic

  1. #475b8a
  2. #76478a
  3. #8a7647
  4. #5b8a47

Square

  1. #475b8a
  2. #8a477c
  3. #8a7647
  4. #478a54

Monochromatic

  1. #131825
  2. #2d3a57
  3. #475b8a
  4. #6b80b3
  5. #9dabcd

Shades

#475b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #475b8a
  2. #40527c
  3. #39496e
  4. #324061
  5. #2b3753
  6. #242e45
  7. #1c2437
  8. #151b29
  9. #0e121c
  10. #07090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#475b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #475b8a
  2. #596b96
  3. #6c7ca1
  4. #7e8cad
  5. #919db9
  6. #a3adc5
  7. #b5bdd0
  8. #c8cedc
  9. #dadee8
  10. #edeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#475b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #475b8a
  2. #4d5f89
  3. #526288
  4. #586687
  5. #5e6a86
  6. #646e85
  7. #697184
  8. #6f7583
  9. #757982
  10. #7a7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5f8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c656c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #396179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-475b8a {
  color: #475b8a;
}
Background
.bg-475b8a {
  background-color: #475b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-475b8a {
  border: 2px solid #475b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #475b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 91 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 32% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-475b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #475b8a, #54478a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-475b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 91 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.30 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.61 #b8a475 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#475b8a  rgb(71, 91, 138)  hsl(222, 32%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#8a7647  rgb(138, 118, 71)  hsl(42, 32%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#8a475b  rgb(138, 71, 91)  hsl(342, 32%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#5b8a47  rgb(91, 138, 71)  hsl(102, 32%, 41%)  Sap Green