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#477BF4

#477bf4 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477bf4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 48.24% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.9% cyan, 49.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 221.97°, with 88.72% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #477bf4
  2. #f4c047

Split complementary

  1. #477bf4
  2. #f46947
  3. #d1f447

Analogous

  1. #47d1f4
  2. #477bf4
  3. #6947f4

Triadic

  1. #477bf4
  2. #f4477b
  3. #7bf447

Tetradic

  1. #477bf4
  2. #c047f4
  3. #f4c047
  4. #7bf447

Square

  1. #477bf4
  2. #f447d1
  3. #f4c047
  4. #47f469

Monochromatic

  1. #093499
  2. #0d4de1
  3. #477bf4
  4. #8faff8
  5. #d7e3fd

Shades

#477bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477bf4
  2. #406fdc
  3. #3962c3
  4. #3256ab
  5. #2b4a92
  6. #243e7a
  7. #1c3162
  8. #152549
  9. #0e1931
  10. #070c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#477bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477bf4
  2. #5988f5
  3. #6c95f6
  4. #7ea3f7
  5. #91b0f8
  6. #a3bdfa
  7. #b5cafb
  8. #c8d7fc
  9. #dae5fd
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477bf4
  2. #4d7ce8
  3. #527cdd
  4. #587dd1
  5. #5e7dc6
  6. #647eba
  7. #697eae
  8. #6f7fa3
  9. #757f97
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7fbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #338af8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c84f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #247af3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008dcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477bf4 {
  color: #477bf4;
}
Background
.bg-477bf4 {
  background-color: #477bf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #477bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 123 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477bf4, #6947f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 123 244 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.01 #b8840b Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477bf4  rgb(71, 123, 244)  hsl(222, 89%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f4c047  rgb(244, 192, 71)  hsl(42, 89%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#f4477b  rgb(244, 71, 123)  hsl(342, 89%, 62%)  French Rose
#7bf447  rgb(123, 244, 71)  hsl(102, 89%, 62%)  Lawn Green