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#477E99

#477e99 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#477e99 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 49.41% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.59% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 199.76°, with 36.61% saturation and 43.92% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #477e99
  2. #996247

Split complementary

  1. #477e99
  2. #994755
  3. #998b47

Analogous

  1. #47998b
  2. #477e99
  3. #475599

Triadic

  1. #477e99
  2. #99477e
  3. #7e9947

Tetradic

  1. #477e99
  2. #624799
  3. #996247
  4. #7e9947

Square

  1. #477e99
  2. #8b4799
  3. #996247
  4. #559947

Monochromatic

  1. #172830
  2. #2f5365
  3. #477e99
  4. #70a3bd
  5. #a4c5d5

Shades

#477e99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477e99
  2. #40718a
  3. #39657a
  4. #32586b
  5. #2b4c5c
  6. #243f4d
  7. #1c323d
  8. #15262e
  9. #0e191f
  10. #070d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#477e99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477e99
  2. #598ba3
  3. #6c98ad
  4. #7ea5b8
  5. #91b2c2
  6. #a3bfcc
  7. #b5cbd6
  8. #c8d8e0
  9. #dae5eb
  10. #edf2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477e99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477e99
  2. #4d7e97
  3. #527e94
  4. #587f92
  5. #5e7f8f
  6. #647f8d
  7. #697f8a
  8. #6f7f88
  9. #758085
  10. #7a8083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677a86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #717c9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657499 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #128587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637d9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a7899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f838e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477e99 {
  color: #477e99;
}
Background
.bg-477e99 {
  background-color: #477e99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477e99 {
  border: 2px solid #477e99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477e99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 126 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 37% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477e99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477e99, #475599);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477e99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 126 153 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.26 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.14 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.18 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.18 #b88166 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#477e99  rgb(71, 126, 153)  hsl(200, 37%, 44%)  Cerulean
#996247  rgb(153, 98, 71)  hsl(20, 37%, 44%)  Sienna
#99477e  rgb(153, 71, 126)  hsl(320, 37%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#7e9947  rgb(126, 153, 71)  hsl(80, 37%, 44%)  Moss Green