What color is #475473?

#475473 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475473?

The RGB value is 71, 84, 115: 71 red, 84 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475473?

The complementary color is #736647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475473 color

#475473 rgb(71, 84, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475473 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 32.9% green and 45.1% blue (71, 84, 115).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#475473 color codes

HEX	`#475473`
RGB	`rgb(71, 84, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 32.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.83, 3.34, -19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.83, 19.61, 279.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.862, 8.918, 17.471)`
Decimal	`4674675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475473, 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 #475473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #475473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475473; }
.text { color: #475473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 84 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475473, #504773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475473?: #475473 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475473?: The RGB value is 71, 84, 115: 71 red, 84 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475473?: The complementary color is #736647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.