What color is #477ECD?

#477ECD is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #477ECD?

The RGB value is 71, 126, 205: 71 red, 126 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #477ECD?

The complementary color is #CD9647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #477ECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#477ECD color

#477ECD rgb(71, 126, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #477ECD is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 49.4% green and 80.4% blue (71, 126, 205).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#477ECD color codes

HEX	`#477ECD`
RGB	`rgb(71, 126, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 49.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 65%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 39%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, 7.01, -46.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 46.82, 278.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.075, 20.667, 60.624)`
Decimal	`4685517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #477ECD, 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 #477ECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#477ECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	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 #477ECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #477ecd; }
.text { color: #477ecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477ecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 126 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #477ecd, #5347cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #477ECD?: #477ECD is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #477ECD?: The RGB value is 71, 126, 205: 71 red, 126 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #477ECD?: The complementary color is #CD9647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #477ECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.