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#476CD3

#476cd3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#476cd3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 42.35% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.35% cyan, 48.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 224.14°, with 61.4% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #476cd3
  2. #d3ae47

Split complementary

  1. #476cd3
  2. #d36847
  3. #b2d347

Analogous

  1. #47b2d3
  2. #476cd3
  3. #6847d3

Triadic

  1. #476cd3
  2. #d3476c
  3. #6cd347

Tetradic

  1. #476cd3
  2. #ae47d3
  3. #d3ae47
  4. #6cd347

Square

  1. #476cd3
  2. #d347b2
  3. #d3ae47
  4. #47d368

Monochromatic

  1. #192e68
  2. #2849a6
  3. #476cd3
  4. #859de2
  5. #c2cff1

Shades

#476cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476cd3
  2. #4061be
  3. #3956a9
  4. #324c94
  5. #2b417f
  6. #24366a
  7. #1c2b54
  8. #15203f
  9. #0e162a
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#476cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476cd3
  2. #597bd7
  3. #6c89dc
  4. #7e98e0
  5. #91a7e5
  6. #a3b6e9
  7. #b5c4ed
  8. #c8d3f2
  9. #dae2f6
  10. #edf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476cd3
  2. #4d6ecb
  3. #5270c2
  4. #5872ba
  5. #5e74b2
  6. #6476aa
  7. #6978a1
  8. #6f7a99
  9. #757c91
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6370a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3479d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c6cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c74d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e6cd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476cd3 {
  color: #476cd3;
}
Background
.bg-476cd3 {
  background-color: #476cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #476cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 108 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476cd3, #6847d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 108 211 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.61 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.49 #b8932c Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#476cd3  rgb(71, 108, 211)  hsl(224, 61%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#d3ae47  rgb(211, 174, 71)  hsl(44, 61%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#d3476c  rgb(211, 71, 108)  hsl(344, 61%, 55%)  Cerise
#6cd347  rgb(108, 211, 71)  hsl(104, 61%, 55%)  Lime Green