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#477BFD

#477bfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477bfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.94% cyan, 51.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 97.85% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.226

Complementary

  1. #477bfd
  2. #fdc947

Split complementary

  1. #477bfd
  2. #fd6e47
  3. #d6fd47

Analogous

  1. #47d6fd
  2. #477bfd
  3. #6e47fd

Triadic

  1. #477bfd
  2. #fd477b
  3. #7bfd47

Tetradic

  1. #477bfd
  2. #c947fd
  3. #fdc947
  4. #7bfd47

Square

  1. #477bfd
  2. #fd47d6
  3. #fdc947
  4. #47fd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0232a9
  2. #0348f5
  3. #477bfd
  4. #93b1fe
  5. #dee8ff

Shades

#477bfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477bfd
  2. #406fe4
  3. #3962ca
  4. #3256b1
  5. #2b4a98
  6. #243e7f
  7. #1c3165
  8. #15254c
  9. #0e1933
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477bfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477bfd
  2. #5988fd
  3. #6c95fd
  4. #7ea3fe
  5. #91b0fe
  6. #a3bdfe
  7. #b5cafe
  8. #c8d7fe
  9. #dae5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477bfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477bfd
  2. #4d7cf1
  3. #527ce4
  4. #587dd8
  5. #5e7dcb
  6. #647ebf
  7. #697eb2
  8. #6f7fa6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7080c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #238cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3585ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #147bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477bfd {
  color: #477bfd;
}
Background
.bg-477bfd {
  background-color: #477bfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477bfd {
  border: 2px solid #477bfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477bfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 123 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477bfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477bfd, #6e47fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477bfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 123 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.66 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.14 #b88402 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477bfd  rgb(71, 123, 253)  hsl(223, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc947  rgb(253, 201, 71)  hsl(43, 98%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fd477b  rgb(253, 71, 123)  hsl(343, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#7bfd47  rgb(123, 253, 71)  hsl(103, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green