#476A9E#476A9E
#476A9E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.092 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #476A9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 106, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 38%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 55%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.1%, 32.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.40, 3.23, -31.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.40, 32.16, 275.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.14% -0.019 -0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.14% 0.092 258.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9220, 14.1152, 34.3320) |
| Luminance | 0.1412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.93
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.04
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.30
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.41
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.73
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#476A9E #9E7B47
analogous
#47959E #476A9E #50479E
triadic
#476A9E #9E476A #6A9E47
tetradic
#476A9E #9E4795 #9E7B47 #479E50
square
#476A9E #9E4795 #9E7B47 #479E50
split-complementary
#476A9E #9E5047 #959E47
monochromatic
#21314A #344E74 #476A9E #6789BB #92AACE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#476A9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#476A9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #476A9E
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##476A9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##476A9E | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#556EA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A659D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14767D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #476a9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 106, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.092 258.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8094bb',
500: '#476a9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #476a9e; $custom-light: #8094bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#476a9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 106,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.862,
"s": 37.991,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52141,
"c": 0.09212,
"h": 258.1
},
"luminance": 0.14116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#476A9E
secondary
#BAA587
accent
#9F5ACE
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF1F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81