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#475EA1

#475ea1 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#475ea1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 36.86% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.9% cyan, 41.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 224.67°, with 38.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #475ea1
  2. #a18a47

Split complementary

  1. #475ea1
  2. #a15d47
  3. #8ba147

Analogous

  1. #478ba1
  2. #475ea1
  3. #5d47a1

Triadic

  1. #475ea1
  2. #a1475e
  3. #5ea147

Tetradic

  1. #475ea1
  2. #8a47a1
  3. #a18a47
  4. #5ea147

Square

  1. #475ea1
  2. #a1478b
  3. #a18a47
  4. #47a15d

Monochromatic

  1. #182037
  2. #303f6c
  3. #475ea1
  4. #7387c1
  5. #a8b5d9

Shades

#475ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #475ea1
  2. #405591
  3. #394b81
  4. #324271
  5. #2b3861
  6. #242f51
  7. #1c2640
  8. #151c30
  9. #0e1320
  10. #070910
  11. #000000

Tints

#475ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #475ea1
  2. #596eaa
  3. #6c7eb4
  4. #7e8ebd
  5. #919ec7
  6. #a3afd0
  7. #b5bfd9
  8. #c8cfe3
  9. #dadfec
  10. #edeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#475ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #475ea1
  2. #4d619e
  3. #52659a
  4. #586897
  5. #5e6c94
  6. #646f91
  7. #69728d
  8. #6f768a
  9. #757987
  10. #7a7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4265a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #375da0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #146d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4462a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e5da0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30678a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-475ea1 {
  color: #475ea1;
}
Background
.bg-475ea1 {
  background-color: #475ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-475ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #475ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #475ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 94 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 39% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-475ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #475ea1, #5d47a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-475ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 94 161 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.56 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.10 #b8a15e Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#475ea1  rgb(71, 94, 161)  hsl(225, 39%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#a18a47  rgb(161, 138, 71)  hsl(45, 39%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a1475e  rgb(161, 71, 94)  hsl(345, 39%, 45%)  Cordovan
#5ea147  rgb(94, 161, 71)  hsl(105, 39%, 45%)  Asparagus