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#476EDD

#476edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#476edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 43.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.87% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 224.4°, with 68.81% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.74.

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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #476edd
  2. #ddb647

Split complementary

  1. #476edd
  2. #dd6b47
  3. #b9dd47

Analogous

  1. #47b9dd
  2. #476edd
  3. #6b47dd

Triadic

  1. #476edd
  2. #dd476e
  3. #6edd47

Tetradic

  1. #476edd
  2. #b647dd
  3. #ddb647
  4. #6edd47

Square

  1. #476edd
  2. #dd47b9
  3. #ddb647
  4. #47dd6b

Monochromatic

  1. #162f75
  2. #2248b6
  3. #476edd
  4. #88a1e9
  5. #c8d4f5

Shades

#476edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476edd
  2. #4063c7
  3. #3958b1
  4. #324d9b
  5. #2b4285
  6. #24376f
  7. #1c2c58
  8. #152142
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#476edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476edd
  2. #597de0
  3. #6c8be4
  4. #7e9ae7
  5. #91a8eb
  6. #a3b7ee
  7. #b5c5f1
  8. #c8d4f5
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476edd
  2. #4d70d4
  3. #5272ca
  4. #5873c1
  5. #5e75b8
  6. #6477af
  7. #6979a5
  8. #6f7b9c
  9. #757c93
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6572a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c7ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3977df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #276edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476edd {
  color: #476edd;
}
Background
.bg-476edd {
  background-color: #476edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476edd {
  border: 2px solid #476edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 110 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476edd, #6b47dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 110 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.29 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.03 #b89122 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#476edd  rgb(71, 110, 221)  hsl(224, 69%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#ddb647  rgb(221, 182, 71)  hsl(44, 69%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#dd476e  rgb(221, 71, 110)  hsl(344, 69%, 57%)  Cerise
#6edd47  rgb(110, 221, 71)  hsl(104, 69%, 57%)  Lime Green