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#7477CB

#7477cb ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7477cb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 46.67% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.86% cyan, 41.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 237.93°, with 45.55% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2122

Complementary

  1. #7477cb
  2. #cbc874

Split complementary

  1. #7477cb
  2. #cb9d74
  3. #a3cb74

Analogous

  1. #74a3cb
  2. #7477cb
  3. #9d74cb

Triadic

  1. #7477cb
  2. #cb7477
  3. #77cb74

Tetradic

  1. #7477cb
  2. #c874cb
  3. #cbc874
  4. #77cb74

Square

  1. #7477cb
  2. #cb74a3
  3. #cbc874
  4. #74cb9d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3079
  2. #4246b0
  3. #7477cb
  4. #acade0
  5. #e3e4f5

Shades

#7477cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7477cb
  2. #686bb7
  3. #5d5fa2
  4. #51538e
  5. #46477a
  6. #3a3c66
  7. #2e3051
  8. #23243d
  9. #171829
  10. #0c0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7477cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7477cb
  2. #8285d0
  3. #9092d5
  4. #9ea0db
  5. #acade0
  6. #babbe5
  7. #c7c9ea
  8. #d5d6ef
  9. #e3e4f5
  10. #f1f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7477cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7477cb
  2. #7578c4
  3. #7679bc
  4. #787ab5
  5. #797bad
  6. #7a7ca6
  7. #7b7c9e
  8. #7c7d97
  9. #7e7e8f
  10. #7f7f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7ca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5882ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #588897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #657ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6582ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7477cb {
  color: #7477cb;
}
Background
.bg-7477cb {
  background-color: #7477cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7477cb {
  border: 2px solid #7477cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7477cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 119 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 46% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7477cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7477cb, #9d74cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7477cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 119 203 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.80 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.57 #8b8834 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#7477cb  rgb(116, 119, 203)  hsl(238, 46%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue
#cbc874  rgb(203, 200, 116)  hsl(58, 46%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#cb7477  rgb(203, 116, 119)  hsl(358, 46%, 63%)  Old Rose
#77cb74  rgb(119, 203, 116)  hsl(118, 46%, 63%)  Mantis