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#476C8D

#476c8d ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#476c8d is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 42.35% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.65% cyan, 23.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 208.29°, with 33.02% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #476c8d
  2. #8d6847

Split complementary

  1. #476c8d
  2. #8d4749
  3. #8d8b47

Analogous

  1. #478d8b
  2. #476c8d
  3. #47498d

Triadic

  1. #476c8d
  2. #8d476c
  3. #6c8d47

Tetradic

  1. #476c8d
  2. #68478d
  3. #8d6847
  4. #6c8d47

Square

  1. #476c8d
  2. #8b478d
  3. #8d6847
  4. #498d47

Monochromatic

  1. #141e27
  2. #2d455a
  3. #476c8d
  4. #6c92b5
  5. #9fb8ce

Shades

#476c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476c8d
  2. #40617f
  3. #395671
  4. #324c63
  5. #2b4155
  6. #243647
  7. #1c2b38
  8. #15202a
  9. #0e161c
  10. #070b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#476c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476c8d
  2. #597b98
  3. #6c89a4
  4. #7e98af
  5. #91a7bb
  6. #a3b6c6
  7. #b5c4d1
  8. #c8d3dd
  9. #dae2e8
  10. #edf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476c8d
  2. #4d6e8c
  3. #52708a
  4. #587289
  5. #5e7488
  6. #647687
  7. #697885
  8. #6f7a84
  9. #757c83
  10. #7a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6d8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #55658c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #277477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #566c8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50688d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #367180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476c8d {
  color: #476c8d;
}
Background
.bg-476c8d {
  background-color: #476c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476c8d {
  border: 2px solid #476c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 108 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 33% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476c8d, #47498d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 108 141 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.79 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.17 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #b89372 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#476c8d  rgb(71, 108, 141)  hsl(208, 33%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#8d6847  rgb(141, 104, 71)  hsl(28, 33%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#8d476c  rgb(141, 71, 108)  hsl(328, 33%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#6c8d47  rgb(108, 141, 71)  hsl(88, 33%, 42%)  Olive Drab