What color is #474A69?

#474A69 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474A69?

The RGB value is 71, 74, 105: 71 red, 74 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474A69?

The complementary color is #696647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474A69 color

#474A69 rgb(71, 74, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #474A69 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29% green and 41.2% blue (71, 74, 105).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#474A69 color codes

HEX	`#474A69`
RGB	`rgb(71, 74, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 30%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, 6.82, -18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 19.61, 290.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.596, 7.257, 14.362)`
Decimal	`4672105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474A69, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #474A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #474A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474a69; }
.text { color: #474a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 74 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474a69, #554769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #474A69?: #474A69 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474A69?: The RGB value is 71, 74, 105: 71 red, 74 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474A69?: The complementary color is #696647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.