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#7477C8

#7477c8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7477c8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 46.67% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42% cyan, 40.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 237.86°, with 43.3% saturation and 61.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2108

Complementary

  1. #7477c8
  2. #c8c574

Split complementary

  1. #7477c8
  2. #c89b74
  3. #a1c874

Analogous

  1. #74a1c8
  2. #7477c8
  3. #9b74c8

Triadic

  1. #7477c8
  2. #c87477
  3. #77c874

Tetradic

  1. #7477c8
  2. #c574c8
  3. #c8c574
  4. #77c874

Square

  1. #7477c8
  2. #c874a1
  3. #c8c574
  4. #74c89b

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3175
  2. #4448ac
  3. #7477c8
  4. #abadde
  5. #e2e2f3

Shades

#7477c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7477c8
  2. #686bb4
  3. #5d5fa0
  4. #51538c
  5. #464778
  6. #3a3c64
  7. #2e3050
  8. #23243c
  9. #171828
  10. #0c0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7477c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7477c8
  2. #8285ce
  3. #9092d3
  4. #9ea0d9
  5. #acadde
  6. #babbe4
  7. #c7c9e9
  8. #d5d6ef
  9. #e3e4f4
  10. #f1f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7477c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7477c8
  2. #7578c1
  3. #7679ba
  4. #787ab2
  5. #797bab
  6. #7a7ca4
  7. #7b7c9d
  8. #7c7d96
  9. #7e7e8e
  10. #7f7f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a82cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a8796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #657eca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #637ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6581ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7477c8 {
  color: #7477c8;
}
Background
.bg-7477c8 {
  background-color: #7477c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7477c8 {
  border: 2px solid #7477c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7477c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 119 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 43% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7477c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7477c8, #9b74c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7477c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 119 200 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.58 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.12 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.41 #8b8837 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7477c8  rgb(116, 119, 200)  hsl(238, 43%, 62%)  Glaucous
#c8c574  rgb(200, 197, 116)  hsl(58, 43%, 62%)  Dark Khaki
#c87477  rgb(200, 116, 119)  hsl(358, 43%, 62%)  Old Rose
#77c874  rgb(119, 200, 116)  hsl(118, 43%, 62%)  Mantis