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#7480DA

#7480da ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7480da is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.79% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.94°, with 57.95% saturation and 65.49% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2421

Complementary

  1. #7480da
  2. #dace74

Split complementary

  1. #7480da
  2. #da9b74
  3. #b3da74

Analogous

  1. #74b3da
  2. #7480da
  3. #9b74da

Triadic

  1. #7480da
  2. #da7480
  3. #80da74

Tetradic

  1. #7480da
  2. #ce74da
  3. #dace74
  4. #80da74

Square

  1. #7480da
  2. #da74b3
  3. #dace74
  4. #74da9b

Monochromatic

  1. #26328f
  2. #3849ca
  3. #7480da
  4. #b0b7ea
  5. #edeefa

Shades

#7480da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7480da
  2. #6873c4
  3. #5d66ae
  4. #515a99
  5. #464d83
  6. #3a406d
  7. #2e3357
  8. #232641
  9. #171a2c
  10. #0c0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#7480da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7480da
  2. #828dde
  3. #9099e1
  4. #9ea6e5
  5. #acb3e9
  6. #bac0ed
  7. #c7ccf0
  8. #d5d9f4
  9. #e3e6f8
  10. #f1f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7480da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7480da
  2. #7580d1
  3. #7680c8
  4. #7880bf
  5. #7980b6
  6. #7a80ad
  7. #7b80a4
  8. #7c809b
  9. #7e8092
  10. #7f8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8084ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d8bdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5583d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f93a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6787dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6382d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #608cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7480da {
  color: #7480da;
}
Background
.bg-7480da {
  background-color: #7480da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7480da {
  border: 2px solid #7480da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7480da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7480da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7480da, #9b74da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7480da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.24 #8b7f25 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7480da  rgb(116, 128, 218)  hsl(233, 58%, 65%)  Glaucous
#dace74  rgb(218, 206, 116)  hsl(53, 58%, 65%)  Straw
#da7480  rgb(218, 116, 128)  hsl(353, 58%, 65%)  Light Coral
#80da74  rgb(128, 218, 116)  hsl(113, 58%, 65%)  Pastel Green