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#477DFD

#477dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#477dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.94% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.2°, 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.231

Complementary

  1. #477dfd
  2. #fdc747

Split complementary

  1. #477dfd
  2. #fd6c47
  3. #d8fd47

Analogous

  1. #47d8fd
  2. #477dfd
  3. #6c47fd

Triadic

  1. #477dfd
  2. #fd477d
  3. #7dfd47

Tetradic

  1. #477dfd
  2. #c747fd
  3. #fdc747
  4. #7dfd47

Square

  1. #477dfd
  2. #fd47d8
  3. #fdc747
  4. #47fd6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0233a9
  2. #034bf5
  3. #477dfd
  4. #93b2fe
  5. #dee8ff

Shades

#477dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #477dfd
  2. #4071e4
  3. #3964ca
  4. #3258b1
  5. #2b4b98
  6. #243f7f
  7. #1c3265
  8. #15264c
  9. #0e1933
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#477dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #477dfd
  2. #598afd
  3. #6c97fd
  4. #7ea4fe
  5. #91b1fe
  6. #a3befe
  7. #b5cbfe
  8. #c8d8fe
  9. #dae5ff
  10. #edf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#477dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #477dfd
  2. #4d7df1
  3. #527ee4
  4. #587ed8
  5. #5e7ecb
  6. #647fbf
  7. #697fb2
  8. #6f7fa6
  9. #757f99
  10. #7a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7181c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b8dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009cb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3887ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a7cfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-477dfd {
  color: #477dfd;
}
Background
.bg-477dfd {
  background-color: #477dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-477dfd {
  border: 2px solid #477dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #477dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-477dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #477dfd, #6c47fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-477dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.93 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.84 #b88202 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#477dfd  rgb(71, 125, 253)  hsl(222, 98%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#fdc747  rgb(253, 199, 71)  hsl(42, 98%, 64%)  Sunglow
#fd477d  rgb(253, 71, 125)  hsl(342, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#7dfd47  rgb(125, 253, 71)  hsl(102, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green