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#475BDC Color

#475BDC is rgb(71, 91, 220) in RGB, hsl(232, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 59%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#475BDC
HEX#475BDC
RGBrgb(71, 91, 220)
HSLhsl(232, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(232, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 59%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.197 271.3)
LABlab(43.12% 25.61 -69.77)
LCHlch(43.12% 74.32 290.16)

What #475BDC 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 #475BDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 7.77New Car#214FC6ΔE 8.28Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.3Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 8.41Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.19Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.13

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

#475BDC Channel Values

How #475BDC 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 91 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.53:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #475BDC 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #475BDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #475BDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #475BDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#475BDC
Complementary
#DCC847
Analogous
#47A5DC
Analogous
#7D47DC
Triadic
#DC475B
Triadic
#5BDC47
Split comp.
#DC7D47
Split comp.
#A5DC47

Tints & Shades of #475BDC

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

#6072E1
#7A89E6
#949FEB
#A9B3EF
#C3C9F4
#DDE0F8

Shades

#283FD2
#2236B4
#1C2B92
#162374
#101851
#0A0F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #475BDC.

How #475BDC 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#475BDC
Protanopia#5858DC
Protanomaly#5259DC
Deuteranopia#5555DC
Deuteranomaly#5057DC
Tritanopia#007676
Tritanomaly#226CA9
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #475BDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-475bdc: #475BDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #475BDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-475bdc': '#475BDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.357, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_475bdc">#475BDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#475BDC"

More Blue Colors

#475BDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#475BDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #475BDC?

#475BDC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(71, 91, 220) in RGB and hsl(232, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #475BDC?

#475BDC is rgb(71, 91, 220) — red 71, green 91, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #475BDC?

#475BDC converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 59%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #475BDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #475BDC scores 5.53:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #475BDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #475BDC 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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