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#474F8A

#474f8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#474f8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 30.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.55% cyan, 42.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 232.84°, with 32.06% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #474f8a
  2. #8a8247

Split complementary

  1. #474f8a
  2. #8a6147
  3. #708a47

Analogous

  1. #47708a
  2. #474f8a
  3. #61478a

Triadic

  1. #474f8a
  2. #8a474f
  3. #4f8a47

Tetradic

  1. #474f8a
  2. #82478a
  3. #8a8247
  4. #4f8a47

Square

  1. #474f8a
  2. #8a4770
  3. #8a8247
  4. #478a61

Monochromatic

  1. #131525
  2. #2d3257
  3. #474f8a
  4. #6b73b3
  5. #9da3cd

Shades

#474f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474f8a
  2. #40477c
  3. #393f6e
  4. #323761
  5. #2b2f53
  6. #242845
  7. #1c2037
  8. #151829
  9. #0e101c
  10. #07080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#474f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474f8a
  2. #596196
  3. #6c72a1
  4. #7e84ad
  5. #9195b9
  6. #a3a7c5
  7. #b5b9d0
  8. #c8cadc
  9. #dadce8
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474f8a
  2. #4d5489
  3. #525988
  4. #585e87
  5. #5e6386
  6. #646885
  7. #696c84
  8. #6f7183
  9. #757682
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f526d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38568c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #335189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e5b66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f548b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c5089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a5776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474f8a {
  color: #474f8a;
}
Background
.bg-474f8a {
  background-color: #474f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474f8a {
  border: 2px solid #474f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 79 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 32% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474f8a, #61478a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 79 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.52 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.43 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.90 #b8b075 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#474f8a  rgb(71, 79, 138)  hsl(233, 32%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a8247  rgb(138, 130, 71)  hsl(53, 32%, 41%)  Olive
#8a474f  rgb(138, 71, 79)  hsl(353, 32%, 41%)  Cordovan
#4f8a47  rgb(79, 138, 71)  hsl(113, 32%, 41%)  Sea Green