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#477DFA

#477dfa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477dfa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 49.02% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.6% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.9°, with 94.71% saturation and 62.94% 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 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.2291

Complementary

  1. #477dfa
  2. #fac447

Split complementary

  1. #477dfa
  2. #fa6a47
  3. #d6fa47

Analogous

  1. #47d6fa
  2. #477dfa
  3. #6a47fa

Triadic

  1. #477dfa
  2. #fa477d
  3. #7dfa47

Tetradic

  1. #477dfa
  2. #c447fa
  3. #fac447
  4. #7dfa47

Square

  1. #477dfa
  2. #fa47d6
  3. #fac447
  4. #47fa6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0434a4
  2. #064cee
  3. #477dfa
  4. #91b2fc
  5. #dce6fe

Shades

#477dfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477dfa
  2. #4071e1
  3. #3964c8
  4. #3258af
  5. #2b4b96
  6. #243f7d
  7. #1c3264
  8. #15264b
  9. #0e1932
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477dfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477dfa
  2. #598afb
  3. #6c97fb
  4. #7ea4fc
  5. #91b1fc
  6. #a3befd
  7. #b5cbfd
  8. #c8d8fe
  9. #dae5fe
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477dfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477dfa
  2. #4d7dee
  3. #527ee2
  4. #587ed5
  5. #5e7ec9
  6. #647fbd
  7. #697fb1
  8. #6f7fa5
  9. #757f98
  10. #7a808c
  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 #7081bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #308cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009bb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a86fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #207cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477dfa {
  color: #477dfa;
}
Background
.bg-477dfa {
  background-color: #477dfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477dfa {
  border: 2px solid #477dfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477dfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 125 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477dfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477dfa, #6a47fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477dfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 125 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.07 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.70 #b88205 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477dfa  rgb(71, 125, 250)  hsl(222, 95%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#fac447  rgb(250, 196, 71)  hsl(42, 95%, 63%)  Saffron
#fa477d  rgb(250, 71, 125)  hsl(342, 95%, 63%)  French Rose
#7dfa47  rgb(125, 250, 71)  hsl(102, 95%, 63%)  Lawn Green