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#475CB7

#475cb7 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#475cb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 36.08% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.2% cyan, 49.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.75°, with 44.09% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #475cb7
  2. #b7a247

Split complementary

  1. #475cb7
  2. #b76a47
  3. #94b747

Analogous

  1. #4794b7
  2. #475cb7
  3. #6a47b7

Triadic

  1. #475cb7
  2. #b7475c
  3. #5cb747

Tetradic

  1. #475cb7
  2. #a247b7
  3. #b7a247
  4. #5cb747

Square

  1. #475cb7
  2. #b74794
  3. #b7a247
  4. #47b76a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2549
  2. #324080
  3. #475cb7
  4. #7e8dcd
  5. #b5bde2

Shades

#475cb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #475cb7
  2. #4053a5
  3. #394a92
  4. #324080
  5. #2b376e
  6. #242e5c
  7. #1c2549
  8. #151c37
  9. #0e1225
  10. #070912
  11. #000000

Tints

#475cb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #475cb7
  2. #596cbe
  3. #6c7dc5
  4. #7e8dcd
  5. #919dd4
  6. #a3aedb
  7. #b5bee2
  8. #c8cee9
  9. #dadef1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#475cb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #475cb7
  2. #4d60b2
  3. #5263ac
  4. #5867a7
  5. #5e6aa1
  6. #646e9c
  7. #697296
  8. #6f7591
  9. #75798b
  10. #7a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59608c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c68ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #155eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3963b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #305db6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #236999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-475cb7 {
  color: #475cb7;
}
Background
.bg-475cb7 {
  background-color: #475cb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-475cb7 {
  border: 2px solid #475cb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #475cb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 92 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 44% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-475cb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #475cb7, #6a47b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-475cb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 92 183 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.00 #b8a348 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#475cb7  rgb(71, 92, 183)  hsl(229, 44%, 50%)  Sapphire
#b7a247  rgb(183, 162, 71)  hsl(49, 44%, 50%)  Brass
#b7475c  rgb(183, 71, 92)  hsl(349, 44%, 50%)  Brick Red
#5cb747  rgb(92, 183, 71)  hsl(109, 44%, 50%)  Kelly Green