#475D8D#475D8D
#475D8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.082 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #475D8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 93, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 33%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 50%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.6%, 34%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.73, 5.77, -29.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.73, 29.72, 281.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.23% -0.0075 -0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.23% 0.082 264.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3190, 11.0907, 26.7384) |
| Luminance | 0.1109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 1.26
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.58
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.12
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.28
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.29
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#475D8D #8D7747
analogous
#47808D #475D8D #54478D
triadic
#475D8D #8D475D #5D8D47
tetradic
#475D8D #8D4780 #8D7747 #478D54
square
#475D8D #8D4780 #8D7747 #478D54
split-complementary
#475D8D #8D5447 #808D47
monochromatic
#1E273C #334264 #475D8D #627AB0 #8A9CC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#475D8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#475D8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #475D8D
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##475D8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##475D8D | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.22 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B618F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#435B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A676E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #475d8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 93, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.082 264.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8aae',
500: '#475d8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #475d8d; $custom-light: #7e8aae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#475d8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 93,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.143,
"s": 33.019,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48233,
"c": 0.08232,
"h": 264.7
},
"luminance": 0.11091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#475D8D
secondary
#B0A180
accent
#A85FC9
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0B10
muted
#7C7C7F