What color is #475E8F?

#475E8F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #475E8F?

The RGB value is 71, 94, 143: 71 red, 94 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #475E8F?

The complementary color is #8F7847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #475E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#475E8F color

#475E8F rgb(71, 94, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #475E8F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 36.9% green and 56.1% blue (71, 94, 143).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#475E8F color codes

HEX	`#475E8F`
RGB	`rgb(71, 94, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 36.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 5.79, -29.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 30.3, 281.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.558, 11.327, 27.559)`
Decimal	`4677263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #475E8F, 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 #475E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#475E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #475E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #475e8f; }
.text { color: #475e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #475e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 94 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #475e8f, #54478f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #475E8F?: #475E8F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #475E8F?: The RGB value is 71, 94, 143: 71 red, 94 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #475E8F?: The complementary color is #8F7847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #475E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.