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#477CFE

#477cfe ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477cfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.05% cyan, 51.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.62°, with 98.92% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.2291

Complementary

  1. #477cfe
  2. #fec947

Split complementary

  1. #477cfe
  2. #fe6e47
  3. #d8fe47

Analogous

  1. #47d8fe
  2. #477cfe
  3. #6e47fe

Triadic

  1. #477cfe
  2. #fe477c
  3. #7cfe47

Tetradic

  1. #477cfe
  2. #c947fe
  3. #fec947
  4. #7cfe47

Square

  1. #477cfe
  2. #fe47d8
  3. #fec947
  4. #47fe6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0132ab
  2. #0149f7
  3. #477cfe
  4. #93b2fe
  5. #dfe8ff

Shades

#477cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477cfe
  2. #4070e5
  3. #3963cb
  4. #3257b2
  5. #2b4a98
  6. #243e7f
  7. #1c3266
  8. #15254c
  9. #0e1933
  10. #070c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477cfe
  2. #5989fe
  3. #6c96fe
  4. #7ea3fe
  5. #91b0fe
  6. #a3beff
  7. #b5cbff
  8. #c8d8ff
  9. #dae5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477cfe
  2. #4d7cf1
  3. #527de5
  4. #587dd8
  5. #5e7ecc
  6. #647ebf
  7. #697eb2
  8. #6f7fa6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7081c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #258cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3686ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #157cfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477cfe {
  color: #477cfe;
}
Background
.bg-477cfe {
  background-color: #477cfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477cfe {
  border: 2px solid #477cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 124 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477cfe, #6e47fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 124 254 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.51 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.83 #b88301 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477cfe  rgb(71, 124, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fec947  rgb(254, 201, 71)  hsl(43, 99%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fe477c  rgb(254, 71, 124)  hsl(343, 99%, 64%)  French Rose
#7cfe47  rgb(124, 254, 71)  hsl(103, 99%, 64%)  Lawn Green