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#47586B Color

#47586B is rgb(71, 88, 107) in RGB, hsl(212, 20%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 18%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Coral (#54626F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#47586B
HEX#47586B
RGBrgb(71, 88, 107)
HSLhsl(212, 20%, 35%)
HSVhsv(212, 34%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 18%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.038 251.5)
LABlab(36.54% -2.97 -13.22)
LCHlch(36.54% 13.55 257.35)

What #47586B 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 #47586B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#47586B Channel Values

How #47586B 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 88 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 20% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 34% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.3:1 vs white · 2.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #47586B 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 text7.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #47586B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #47586B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #47586B

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.

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Shades

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How #47586B 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#47586B
Protanopia#55556B
Protanomaly#50566B
Deuteranopia#53536B
Deuteranomaly#4E556B
Tritanopia#435B5B
Tritanomaly#455A62
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #47586B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-47586b: #47586B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #47586B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-47586b': '#47586B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.345, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_47586b">#47586B</color>
SVG fillfill="#47586B"

More Blue Colors

#47586B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#47586B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #47586B?

#47586B is a dark blue — rgb(71, 88, 107) in RGB and hsl(212, 20%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Coral (#54626F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #47586B?

#47586B is rgb(71, 88, 107) — red 71, green 88, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #47586B?

#47586B converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 18%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #47586B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #47586B scores 7.3:1 against white and 2.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #47586B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #47586B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.2, which is visibly different.

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