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#477EFD

#477efd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477efd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 49.41% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.94% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.87°, with 97.85% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2335

Complementary

  1. #477efd
  2. #fdc647

Split complementary

  1. #477efd
  2. #fd6b47
  3. #d9fd47

Analogous

  1. #47d9fd
  2. #477efd
  3. #6b47fd

Triadic

  1. #477efd
  2. #fd477e
  3. #7efd47

Tetradic

  1. #477efd
  2. #c647fd
  3. #fdc647
  4. #7efd47

Square

  1. #477efd
  2. #fd47d9
  3. #fdc647
  4. #47fd6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0234a9
  2. #034cf5
  3. #477efd
  4. #93b3fe
  5. #dee8ff

Shades

#477efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477efd
  2. #4071e4
  3. #3965ca
  4. #3258b1
  5. #2b4c98
  6. #243f7f
  7. #1c3265
  8. #15264c
  9. #0e1933
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477efd
  2. #598bfd
  3. #6c98fd
  4. #7ea5fe
  5. #91b2fe
  6. #a3bffe
  7. #b5cbfe
  8. #c8d8fe
  9. #dae5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477efd
  2. #4d7ef1
  3. #527ee4
  4. #587fd8
  5. #5e7fcb
  6. #647fbf
  7. #697fb2
  8. #6f7fa6
  9. #758099
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7182c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a88ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d7dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477efd {
  color: #477efd;
}
Background
.bg-477efd {
  background-color: #477efd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477efd {
  border: 2px solid #477efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 126 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477efd, #6b47fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 126 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.69 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.03 #b88102 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477efd  rgb(71, 126, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc647  rgb(253, 198, 71)  hsl(42, 98%, 64%)  Saffron
#fd477e  rgb(253, 71, 126)  hsl(342, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#7efd47  rgb(126, 253, 71)  hsl(102, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green