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#474BBD Color

#474BBD is rgb(71, 75, 189) in RGB, hsl(238, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 60%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Denim Blue (#2243B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#474BBD
HEX#474BBD
RGBrgb(71, 75, 189)
HSLhsl(238, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(238, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 60%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.175 276)
LABlab(36.99% 26.26 -61.88)
LCHlch(36.99% 67.22 292.99)

What #474BBD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #474BBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Denim Blue#2243B6ΔE 6.69Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 7.15Violet-blue#324AB2ΔE 7.4New Car#214FC6ΔE 7.97Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.63Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 8.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#474BBD Channel Values

How #474BBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 71 · G 75 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.98:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #474BBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #474BBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #474BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #474BBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#474BBD
Complementary
#BDB947
Analogous
#4786BD
Analogous
#7E47BD
Triadic
#BD474B
Triadic
#4BBD47
Split comp.
#BD7E47
Split comp.
#86BD47

Tints & Shades of #474BBD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6265C6
#787BCE
#9295D8
#ADAEE1
#C7C8EB
#DDDEF3

Shades

#3B3FA5
#33368E
#2A2C74
#20225A
#171840
#0F1029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #474BBD.

How #474BBD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#474BBD
Protanopia#4A4ABD
Protanomaly#494BBD
Deuteranopia#4A4ABD
Deuteranomaly#494ABD
Tritanopia#146363
Tritanomaly#305B90
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #474BBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-474bbd: #474BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #474BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-474bbd': '#474BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.294, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_474bbd">#474BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#474BBD"

More Blue Colors

#474BBD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#474BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #474BBD?

#474BBD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(71, 75, 189) in RGB and hsl(238, 47%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Denim Blue (#2243B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #474BBD?

#474BBD is rgb(71, 75, 189) — red 71, green 75, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #474BBD?

#474BBD converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 60%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #474BBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #474BBD scores 6.98:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #474BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #474BBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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