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#477AFA

#477afa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477afa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 47.84% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.6% cyan, 51.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 222.91°, with 94.71% saturation and 62.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2216

Complementary

  1. #477afa
  2. #fac747

Split complementary

  1. #477afa
  2. #fa6e47
  3. #d3fa47

Analogous

  1. #47d3fa
  2. #477afa
  3. #6e47fa

Triadic

  1. #477afa
  2. #fa477a
  3. #7afa47

Tetradic

  1. #477afa
  2. #c747fa
  3. #fac747
  4. #7afa47

Square

  1. #477afa
  2. #fa47d3
  3. #fac747
  4. #47fa6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0432a4
  2. #0648ee
  3. #477afa
  4. #91b0fc
  5. #dce6fe

Shades

#477afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477afa
  2. #406ee1
  3. #3962c8
  4. #3255af
  5. #2b4996
  6. #243d7d
  7. #1c3164
  8. #15254b
  9. #0e1832
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477afa
  2. #5987fb
  3. #6c95fb
  4. #7ea2fc
  5. #91affc
  6. #a3bdfd
  7. #b5cafd
  8. #c8d7fe
  9. #dae4fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477afa
  2. #4d7bee
  3. #527be2
  4. #587cd5
  5. #5e7cc9
  6. #647dbd
  7. #697eb1
  8. #6f7ea5
  9. #757f98
  10. #7a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7fbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #258aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3684fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #177af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477afa {
  color: #477afa;
}
Background
.bg-477afa {
  background-color: #477afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477afa {
  border: 2px solid #477afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 122 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477afa, #6e47fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 122 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.79 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.28 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.45 #b88505 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477afa  rgb(71, 122, 250)  hsl(223, 95%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac747  rgb(250, 199, 71)  hsl(43, 95%, 63%)  Saffron
#fa477a  rgb(250, 71, 122)  hsl(343, 95%, 63%)  French Rose
#7afa47  rgb(122, 250, 71)  hsl(103, 95%, 63%)  Lawn Green