What color is #474B7B?

#474B7B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #474B7B?

The RGB value is 71, 75, 123: 71 red, 75 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #474B7B?

The complementary color is #7B7747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #474B7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#474B7B color

#474B7B rgb(71, 75, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #474B7B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 29.4% green and 48.2% blue (71, 75, 123).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#474B7B color codes

HEX	`#474B7B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 75, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 29.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 42%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 39%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.57, 11.59, -27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.57, 30.14, 292.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.689, 7.801, 19.783)`
Decimal	`4672379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #474B7B, 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 #474B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#474B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #474B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #474b7b; }
.text { color: #474b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #474b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 75 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #474b7b, #5d477b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #474B7B?: #474B7B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #474B7B?: The RGB value is 71, 75, 123: 71 red, 75 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #474B7B?: The complementary color is #7B7747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #474B7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.