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#476FBC

#476fbc ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#476fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 43.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.23% cyan, 40.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 219.49°, with 46.61% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #476fbc
  2. #bc9447

Split complementary

  1. #476fbc
  2. #bc5947
  3. #a9bc47

Analogous

  1. #47a9bc
  2. #476fbc
  3. #5947bc

Triadic

  1. #476fbc
  2. #bc476f
  3. #6fbc47

Tetradic

  1. #476fbc
  2. #9447bc
  3. #bc9447
  4. #6fbc47

Square

  1. #476fbc
  2. #bc47a9
  3. #bc9447
  4. #47bc59

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d4e
  2. #314e86
  3. #476fbc
  4. #7f9bd0
  5. #b7c7e5

Shades

#476fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #476fbc
  2. #4064a9
  3. #395996
  4. #324e84
  5. #2b4371
  6. #24385e
  7. #1c2c4b
  8. #152138
  9. #0e1626
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#476fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #476fbc
  2. #597dc3
  3. #6c8cc9
  4. #7e9ad0
  5. #91a9d7
  6. #a3b7de
  7. #b5c5e4
  8. #c8d4eb
  9. #dae2f2
  10. #edf1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#476fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #476fbc
  2. #4d71b6
  3. #5272b0
  4. #5874aa
  5. #5e76a4
  6. #64789e
  7. #697998
  8. #6f7b92
  9. #757d8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d76bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c6bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b73be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #416dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c7aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-476fbc {
  color: #476fbc;
}
Background
.bg-476fbc {
  background-color: #476fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-476fbc {
  border: 2px solid #476fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #476fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 111 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-476fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #476fbc, #5947bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-476fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 111 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.69 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.90 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.10 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.08 #b89043 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#476fbc  rgb(71, 111, 188)  hsl(219, 47%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#bc9447  rgb(188, 148, 71)  hsl(39, 47%, 51%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc476f  rgb(188, 71, 111)  hsl(339, 47%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6fbc47  rgb(111, 188, 71)  hsl(99, 47%, 51%)  Mantis