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#47478F

#47478f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#47478f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 27.84% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.35% cyan, 50.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 33.64% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #47478f
  2. #8f8f47

Split complementary

  1. #47478f
  2. #8f6b47
  3. #6b8f47

Analogous

  1. #476b8f
  2. #47478f
  3. #6b478f

Triadic

  1. #47478f
  2. #8f4747
  3. #478f47

Tetradic

  1. #47478f
  2. #8f478f
  3. #8f8f47
  4. #478f47

Square

  1. #47478f
  2. #8f476b
  3. #8f8f47
  4. #478f6b

Monochromatic

  1. #141429
  2. #2e2e5c
  3. #47478f
  4. #6c6cb6
  5. #9f9fd0

Shades

#47478f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47478f
  2. #404081
  3. #393972
  4. #323264
  5. #2b2b56
  6. #242448
  7. #1c1c39
  8. #15152b
  9. #0e0e1d
  10. #07070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#47478f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47478f
  2. #59599a
  3. #6c6ca5
  4. #7e7eb1
  5. #9191bc
  6. #a3a3c7
  7. #b5b5d2
  8. #c8c8dd
  9. #dadae9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47478f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47478f
  2. #4d4d8e
  3. #52528c
  4. #58588b
  5. #5e5e89
  6. #646488
  7. #696986
  8. #6f6f85
  9. #757583
  10. #7a7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4c6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265292 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #204c8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c5764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #364e91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344a8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #395178 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47478f {
  color: #47478f;
}
Background
.bg-47478f {
  background-color: #47478f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-47478f {
  border: 2px solid #47478f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47478f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 71 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 34% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47478f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47478f, #6b478f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47478f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 71 143 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.41 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.99 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.69 #b8b870 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#47478f  rgb(71, 71, 143)  hsl(240, 34%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8f8f47  rgb(143, 143, 71)  hsl(60, 34%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8f4747  rgb(143, 71, 71)  hsl(0, 34%, 42%)  Cordovan
#478f47  rgb(71, 143, 71)  hsl(120, 34%, 42%)  Forest Green