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#476CD8

#476cd8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#476cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.13% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 224.69°, with 65.02% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #476cd8
  2. #d8b347

Split complementary

  1. #476cd8
  2. #d86a47
  3. #b4d847

Analogous

  1. #47b4d8
  2. #476cd8
  3. #6a47d8

Triadic

  1. #476cd8
  2. #d8476c
  3. #6cd847

Tetradic

  1. #476cd8
  2. #b347d8
  3. #d8b347
  4. #6cd847

Square

  1. #476cd8
  2. #d847b4
  3. #d8b347
  4. #47d86a

Monochromatic

  1. #172e6f
  2. #2548ae
  3. #476cd8
  4. #869ee5
  5. #c5d1f3

Shades

#476cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476cd8
  2. #4061c2
  3. #3956ad
  4. #324c97
  5. #2b4182
  6. #24366c
  7. #1c2b56
  8. #152041
  9. #0e162b
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#476cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476cd8
  2. #597bdc
  3. #6c89e0
  4. #7e98e4
  5. #91a7e8
  6. #a3b6ec
  7. #b5c4ef
  8. #c8d3f3
  9. #dae2f7
  10. #edf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476cd8
  2. #4d6ecf
  3. #5270c6
  4. #5872be
  5. #5e74b5
  6. #6476ac
  7. #6978a3
  8. #6f7a9a
  9. #757c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6470a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d7adc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3974da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #296cd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476cd8 {
  color: #476cd8;
}
Background
.bg-476cd8 {
  background-color: #476cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #476cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 108 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 65% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476cd8, #6a47d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 108 216 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.34 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.92 #b89327 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#476cd8  rgb(71, 108, 216)  hsl(225, 65%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#d8b347  rgb(216, 179, 71)  hsl(45, 65%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#d8476c  rgb(216, 71, 108)  hsl(345, 65%, 56%)  Cerise
#6cd847  rgb(108, 216, 71)  hsl(105, 65%, 56%)  Lime Green