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#476BE2

#476be2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#476be2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 41.96% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.58% cyan, 52.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 226.06°, with 72.77% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1735

Complementary

  1. #476be2
  2. #e2be47

Split complementary

  1. #476be2
  2. #e27147
  3. #b9e247

Analogous

  1. #47b9e2
  2. #476be2
  3. #7147e2

Triadic

  1. #476be2
  2. #e2476b
  3. #6be247

Tetradic

  1. #476be2
  2. #be47e2
  3. #e2be47
  4. #6be247

Square

  1. #476be2
  2. #e247b9
  3. #e2be47
  4. #47e271

Monochromatic

  1. #142c7c
  2. #1e43be
  3. #476be2
  4. #89a0ec
  5. #cbd5f7

Shades

#476be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476be2
  2. #4060cb
  3. #3956b5
  4. #324b9e
  5. #2b4088
  6. #243671
  7. #1c2b5a
  8. #152044
  9. #0e152d
  10. #070b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#476be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476be2
  2. #597ae5
  3. #6c89e8
  4. #7e97eb
  5. #91a6ee
  6. #a3b5f1
  7. #b5c4f3
  8. #c8d3f6
  9. #dae1f9
  10. #edf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476be2
  2. #4d6dd8
  3. #526fce
  4. #5871c5
  5. #5e73bb
  6. #6476b1
  7. #6978a7
  8. #6f7a9d
  9. #757c94
  10. #7a7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6570ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #177be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006de0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3175e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b6ce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476be2 {
  color: #476be2;
}
Background
.bg-476be2 {
  background-color: #476be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476be2 {
  border: 2px solid #476be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 107 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476be2, #7147e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 107 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 0.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.73 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.81 #b8941d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#476be2  rgb(71, 107, 226)  hsl(226, 73%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#e2be47  rgb(226, 190, 71)  hsl(46, 73%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#e2476b  rgb(226, 71, 107)  hsl(346, 73%, 58%)  Cerise
#6be247  rgb(107, 226, 71)  hsl(106, 73%, 58%)  Malachite