What color is #475570?

#475570 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475570?

The RGB value is 71, 85, 112: 71 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475570?

The complementary color is #706247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475570 color

#475570 rgb(71, 85, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475570 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 33.3% green and 43.9% blue (71, 85, 112).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#475570 color codes

HEX	`#475570`
RGB	`rgb(71, 85, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 33.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 24%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, 1.82, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 17.3, 276.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.771, 9.006, 16.602)`
Decimal	`4674928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475570, 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 #475570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#475570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #475570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475570; }
.text { color: #475570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 85 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475570, #4e4770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #475570?: #475570 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475570?: The RGB value is 71, 85, 112: 71 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475570?: The complementary color is #706247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.