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#478DFD

#478dfd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#478dfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.94% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 216.92°, with 97.85% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.2748

Complementary

  1. #478dfd
  2. #fdb747

Split complementary

  1. #478dfd
  2. #fd5c47
  3. #e8fd47

Analogous

  1. #47e8fd
  2. #478dfd
  3. #5c47fd

Triadic

  1. #478dfd
  2. #fd478d
  3. #8dfd47

Tetradic

  1. #478dfd
  2. #b747fd
  3. #fdb747
  4. #8dfd47

Square

  1. #478dfd
  2. #fd47e8
  3. #fdb747
  4. #47fd5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0242a9
  2. #0360f5
  3. #478dfd
  4. #93bcfe
  5. #deebff

Shades

#478dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478dfd
  2. #407fe4
  3. #3971ca
  4. #3263b1
  5. #2b5598
  6. #24477f
  7. #1c3865
  8. #152a4c
  9. #0e1c33
  10. #070e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#478dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478dfd
  2. #5998fd
  3. #6ca4fd
  4. #7eaffe
  5. #91bbfe
  6. #a3c6fe
  7. #b5d1fe
  8. #c8ddfe
  9. #dae8ff
  10. #edf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478dfd
  2. #4d8cf1
  3. #528ae4
  4. #5889d8
  5. #5e88cb
  6. #6487bf
  7. #6985b2
  8. #6f84a6
  9. #758399
  10. #7a818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798ec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5498ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f87fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f94ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a8afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478dfd {
  color: #478dfd;
}
Background
.bg-478dfd {
  background-color: #478dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478dfd {
  border: 2px solid #478dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478dfd, #5c47fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.60 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.34 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.38 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.68 #b87202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#478dfd  rgb(71, 141, 253)  hsl(217, 98%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#fdb747  rgb(253, 183, 71)  hsl(37, 98%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#fd478d  rgb(253, 71, 141)  hsl(337, 98%, 64%)  French Rose
#8dfd47  rgb(141, 253, 71)  hsl(97, 98%, 64%)  Lawn Green