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#477BFC

#477bfc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477bfc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 48.24% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.83% cyan, 51.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 222.76°, with 96.79% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.2253

Complementary

  1. #477bfc
  2. #fcc847

Split complementary

  1. #477bfc
  2. #fc6d47
  3. #d6fc47

Analogous

  1. #47d6fc
  2. #477bfc
  3. #6d47fc

Triadic

  1. #477bfc
  2. #fc477b
  3. #7bfc47

Tetradic

  1. #477bfc
  2. #c847fc
  3. #fcc847
  4. #7bfc47

Square

  1. #477bfc
  2. #fc47d6
  3. #fcc847
  4. #47fc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0332a7
  2. #0449f3
  3. #477bfc
  4. #92b1fd
  5. #dee7fe

Shades

#477bfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477bfc
  2. #406fe3
  3. #3962ca
  4. #3256b0
  5. #2b4a97
  6. #243e7e
  7. #1c3165
  8. #15254c
  9. #0e1932
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477bfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477bfc
  2. #5988fc
  3. #6c95fd
  4. #7ea3fd
  5. #91b0fd
  6. #a3bdfe
  7. #b5cafe
  8. #c8d7fe
  9. #dae5fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477bfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477bfc
  2. #4d7cf0
  3. #527ce3
  4. #587dd7
  5. #5e7dca
  6. #647ebe
  7. #697eb2
  8. #6f7fa5
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f80c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #258bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3685ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #167bfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477bfc {
  color: #477bfc;
}
Background
.bg-477bfc {
  background-color: #477bfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477bfc {
  border: 2px solid #477bfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477bfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 123 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477bfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477bfc, #6d47fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477bfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 123 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.36 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.63 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.14 #b88403 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477bfc  rgb(71, 123, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc847  rgb(252, 200, 71)  hsl(43, 97%, 63%)  Sunglow
#fc477b  rgb(252, 71, 123)  hsl(343, 97%, 63%)  French Rose
#7bfc47  rgb(123, 252, 71)  hsl(103, 97%, 63%)  Lawn Green