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#477C8E

#477c8e ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#477c8e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 48.63% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 12.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 195.21°, with 33.33% saturation and 41.76% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #477c8e
  2. #8e5947

Split complementary

  1. #477c8e
  2. #8e4758
  3. #8e7c47

Analogous

  1. #478e7c
  2. #477c8e
  3. #47588e

Triadic

  1. #477c8e
  2. #8e477c
  3. #7c8e47

Tetradic

  1. #477c8e
  2. #59478e
  3. #8e5947
  4. #7c8e47

Square

  1. #477c8e
  2. #7c478e
  3. #8e5947
  4. #588e47

Monochromatic

  1. #142328
  2. #2d4f5b
  3. #477c8e
  4. #6ca3b5
  5. #9fc3cf

Shades

#477c8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477c8e
  2. #407080
  3. #396372
  4. #325763
  5. #2b4a55
  6. #243e47
  7. #1c3239
  8. #15252b
  9. #0e191c
  10. #070c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#477c8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477c8e
  2. #598999
  3. #6c96a5
  4. #7ea3b0
  5. #91b0bb
  6. #a3bec7
  7. #b5cbd2
  8. #c8d8dd
  9. #dae5e8
  10. #edf2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477c8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477c8e
  2. #4d7c8d
  3. #527d8b
  4. #587d8a
  5. #5e7e88
  6. #647e87
  7. #697e86
  8. #6f7f84
  9. #757f83
  10. #7a8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71798f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67718e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #218282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637a8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c768e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #348087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477c8e {
  color: #477c8e;
}
Background
.bg-477c8e {
  background-color: #477c8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-477c8e {
  border: 2px solid #477c8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477c8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 124 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 33% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477c8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477c8e, #47588e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477c8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 124 142 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 3.33 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.79 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.33 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.33 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.68 #b88371 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#477c8e  rgb(71, 124, 142)  hsl(195, 33%, 42%)  Teal Blue
#8e5947  rgb(142, 89, 71)  hsl(15, 33%, 42%)  Redwood
#8e477c  rgb(142, 71, 124)  hsl(315, 33%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#7c8e47  rgb(124, 142, 71)  hsl(75, 33%, 42%)  Moss Green