What color is #475A82?

#475A82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475A82?

The RGB value is 71, 90, 130: 71 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475A82?

The complementary color is #826F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475A82 color

#475A82 rgb(71, 90, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475A82 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 35.3% green and 51% blue (71, 90, 130).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#475A82 color codes

HEX	`#475A82`
RGB	`rgb(71, 90, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 35.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, 4.15, -24.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 25.04, 279.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.283, 10.263, 22.554)`
Decimal	`4676226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475A82, 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 #475A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #475A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475a82; }
.text { color: #475a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 90 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475a82, #524782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #475A82?: #475A82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475A82?: The RGB value is 71, 90, 130: 71 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475A82?: The complementary color is #826F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.