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#477CF6

#477cf6 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477cf6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 48.63% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.14% cyan, 49.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 221.83°, with 90.67% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #477cf6
  2. #f6c147

Split complementary

  1. #477cf6
  2. #f66a47
  3. #d3f647

Analogous

  1. #47d3f6
  2. #477cf6
  3. #6a47f6

Triadic

  1. #477cf6
  2. #f6477c
  3. #7cf647

Tetradic

  1. #477cf6
  2. #c147f6
  3. #f6c147
  4. #7cf647

Square

  1. #477cf6
  2. #f647d3
  3. #f6c147
  4. #47f66a

Monochromatic

  1. #08359c
  2. #0b4de5
  3. #477cf6
  4. #90b0fa
  5. #d9e4fd

Shades

#477cf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477cf6
  2. #4070dd
  3. #3963c5
  4. #3257ac
  5. #2b4a94
  6. #243e7b
  7. #1c3262
  8. #15254a
  9. #0e1931
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477cf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477cf6
  2. #5989f7
  3. #6c96f8
  4. #7ea3f9
  5. #91b0fa
  6. #a3befb
  7. #b5cbfb
  8. #c8d8fc
  9. #dae5fd
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477cf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477cf6
  2. #4d7cea
  3. #527dde
  4. #587dd3
  5. #5e7ec7
  6. #647ebb
  7. #697eaf
  8. #6f7fa3
  9. #757f98
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f80bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #338bfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c85f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #237bf5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477cf6 {
  color: #477cf6;
}
Background
.bg-477cf6 {
  background-color: #477cf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477cf6 {
  border: 2px solid #477cf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477cf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 124 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 91% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477cf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477cf6, #6a47f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477cf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 124 246 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.79 #b88309 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477cf6  rgb(71, 124, 246)  hsl(222, 91%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f6c147  rgb(246, 193, 71)  hsl(42, 91%, 62%)  Saffron
#f6477c  rgb(246, 71, 124)  hsl(342, 91%, 62%)  French Rose
#7cf647  rgb(124, 246, 71)  hsl(102, 91%, 62%)  Lawn Green