#477caa

Color #477caa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 3.25 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#477caa

RGB

rgb(71, 124, 170)

HSL

hsl(207.9, 41.1%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.9, 58.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(50.28, -3.66, -29.82)

LCH

lch(50.28, 30.04, 263)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.0913, 246.44)

HWB

hwb(207.9, 27.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa7547

Analogous

#47aaa7

#477caa

#474baa

Triadic

#477caa

#aa477c

#7caa47

Split-complementary

#477caa

#aa474b

#aaa747

Tetradic

#477caa

#7547aa

#aa7547

#7caa47

Square

#477caa

#a747aa

#aa7547

#4baa47

Shades

Color #477caa mixed toward black.

#3b678e

#2f5371

#243e55

#182939

#0c151c

Tints

Color #477caa mixed toward white.

#6192bd

#81a8ca

#a0bed7

#c0d3e5

#dfe9f2

Tones

Color #477caa mixed toward gray.

#4f7ca2

#587b9a

#607a91

#687a89

#707981

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6263a0 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#5f5b9e · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#4b9896 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #477caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#477caa]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#477caa (#477caa) is rgb(71, 124, 170) in RGB.

No, #477caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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