#475e8f

Color #475e8f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#475e8f

RGB

rgb(71, 94, 143)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 33.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 50.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(40.13, 5.79, -29.74)

LCH

lch(40.13, 30.3, 281.02)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0841, 264.34)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 27.8%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7847

Analogous

#47828f

#475e8f

#54478f

Triadic

#475e8f

#8f475e

#5e8f47

Split-complementary

#475e8f

#8f5447

#828f47

Tetradic

#475e8f

#78478f

#8f7847

#5e8f47

Square

#475e8f

#8f4782

#8f7847

#478f54

Shades

Color #475e8f mixed toward black.

#3b4e77

#2f3f5f

#242f48

#181f30

#0c1018

Tints

Color #475e8f mixed toward white.

#5a75ad

#7b90be

#9cacce

#bdc8de

#dee3ef

Tones

Color #475e8f mixed toward gray.

#4d6089

#536283

#59657d

#5f6777

#656971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.27:1

White text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525285 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#514f83 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#487d7b · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #475e8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#475e8f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#475e8f (#475e8f) is rgb(71, 94, 143) in RGB.

No, #475e8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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