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#7481CC

#7481cc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7481cc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 50.59% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.14% cyan, 36.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 231.14°, with 46.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2377

Complementary

  1. #7481cc
  2. #ccbf74

Split complementary

  1. #7481cc
  2. #cc9374
  3. #adcc74

Analogous

  1. #74adcc
  2. #7481cc
  3. #9374cc

Triadic

  1. #7481cc
  2. #cc7481
  3. #81cc74

Tetradic

  1. #7481cc
  2. #bf74cc
  3. #ccbf74
  4. #81cc74

Square

  1. #7481cc
  2. #cc74ad
  3. #ccbf74
  4. #74cc93

Monochromatic

  1. #2d387a
  2. #4152b2
  3. #7481cc
  4. #acb4e1
  5. #e4e6f5

Shades

#7481cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7481cc
  2. #6874b8
  3. #5d67a3
  4. #515a8f
  5. #464d7a
  6. #3a4166
  7. #2e3452
  8. #23273d
  9. #171a29
  10. #0c0d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7481cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7481cc
  2. #828ed1
  3. #909ad6
  4. #9ea7db
  5. #acb3e0
  6. #bac0e6
  7. #c7cdeb
  8. #d5d9f0
  9. #e3e6f5
  10. #f1f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7481cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7481cc
  2. #7581c4
  3. #7681bd
  4. #7881b5
  5. #7981ae
  6. #7a81a6
  7. #7b809e
  8. #7c8097
  9. #7e808f
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f84a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #668acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f83ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57909d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c86ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6882cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #648ab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7481cc {
  color: #7481cc;
}
Background
.bg-7481cc {
  background-color: #7481cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7481cc {
  border: 2px solid #7481cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7481cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 129 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 46% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7481cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7481cc, #9374cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7481cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 129 204 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.65 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.10 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.25 #8b7e33 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#7481cc  rgb(116, 129, 204)  hsl(231, 46%, 63%)  Glaucous
#ccbf74  rgb(204, 191, 116)  hsl(51, 46%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#cc7481  rgb(204, 116, 129)  hsl(351, 46%, 63%)  Rose Gold
#81cc74  rgb(129, 204, 116)  hsl(111, 46%, 63%)  Mantis