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#477CFC

#477cfc ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477cfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.83% cyan, 50.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 222.43°, 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.2278

Complementary

  1. #477cfc
  2. #fcc747

Split complementary

  1. #477cfc
  2. #fc6c47
  3. #d6fc47

Analogous

  1. #47d6fc
  2. #477cfc
  3. #6c47fc

Triadic

  1. #477cfc
  2. #fc477c
  3. #7cfc47

Tetradic

  1. #477cfc
  2. #c747fc
  3. #fcc747
  4. #7cfc47

Square

  1. #477cfc
  2. #fc47d6
  3. #fcc747
  4. #47fc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0333a7
  2. #044af3
  3. #477cfc
  4. #92b2fd
  5. #dee7fe

Shades

#477cfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477cfc
  2. #4070e3
  3. #3963ca
  4. #3257b0
  5. #2b4a97
  6. #243e7e
  7. #1c3265
  8. #15254c
  9. #0e1932
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477cfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477cfc
  2. #5989fc
  3. #6c96fd
  4. #7ea3fd
  5. #91b0fd
  6. #a3befe
  7. #b5cbfe
  8. #c8d8fe
  9. #dae5fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477cfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477cfc
  2. #4d7cf0
  3. #527de3
  4. #587dd7
  5. #5e7eca
  6. #647ebe
  7. #697eb2
  8. #6f7fa5
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7080c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #298cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3786ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a7cfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477cfc {
  color: #477cfc;
}
Background
.bg-477cfc {
  background-color: #477cfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477cfc {
  border: 2px solid #477cfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477cfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 124 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477cfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477cfc, #6c47fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477cfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 124 252 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.29 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.49 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.82 #b88303 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477cfc  rgb(71, 124, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fcc747  rgb(252, 199, 71)  hsl(42, 97%, 63%)  Saffron
#fc477c  rgb(252, 71, 124)  hsl(342, 97%, 63%)  French Rose
#7cfc47  rgb(124, 252, 71)  hsl(102, 97%, 63%)  Lawn Green