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#476ABA

#476aba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#476aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 41.57% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.83% cyan, 43.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 45.45% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #476aba
  2. #ba9747

Split complementary

  1. #476aba
  2. #ba5d47
  3. #a3ba47

Analogous

  1. #47a3ba
  2. #476aba
  3. #5d47ba

Triadic

  1. #476aba
  2. #ba476a
  3. #6aba47

Tetradic

  1. #476aba
  2. #9747ba
  3. #ba9747
  4. #6aba47

Square

  1. #476aba
  2. #ba47a3
  3. #ba9747
  4. #47ba5d

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2b4c
  2. #314a83
  3. #476aba
  4. #7f97cf
  5. #b6c4e4

Shades

#476aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476aba
  2. #405fa7
  3. #395595
  4. #324a82
  5. #2b4070
  6. #24355d
  7. #1c2a4a
  8. #152038
  9. #0e1525
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#476aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476aba
  2. #5979c1
  3. #6c88c8
  4. #7e97cf
  5. #91a6d6
  6. #a3b5dd
  7. #b5c3e3
  8. #c8d2ea
  9. #dae1f1
  10. #edf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476aba
  2. #4d6cb4
  3. #526eae
  4. #5871a9
  5. #5e73a3
  6. #64759d
  7. #697797
  8. #6f7991
  9. #757c8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4672bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3568b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d69b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f759f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476aba {
  color: #476aba;
}
Background
.bg-476aba {
  background-color: #476aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476aba {
  border: 2px solid #476aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 106 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 45% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476aba, #5d47ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 106 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.95 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.79 #b89545 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#476aba  rgb(71, 106, 186)  hsl(222, 45%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#ba9747  rgb(186, 151, 71)  hsl(42, 45%, 50%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba476a  rgb(186, 71, 106)  hsl(342, 45%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#6aba47  rgb(106, 186, 71)  hsl(102, 45%, 50%)  Mantis