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#474a88 color: Beaded Blue

#474a88 is rgb(71, 74, 136) in RGB and oklch(43.745% 0.10087 279.265) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

43.7%
0.101
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • slate-600
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #474a88

#474a88 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 43.7% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.07:1 contrast and black text 2.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beaded Blue (#494d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #474a88 mixed with white

  1. 474a88
  2. 575b94
  3. 686ca0
  4. 797eac
  5. 8b90b8
  6. 9da1c4
  7. b0b4d0
  8. c3c6dc
  9. d7d9e8
  10. ebecf3

Darker: #474a88 mixed with black

  1. 474a88
  2. 3d3f75
  3. 323563
  4. 282a52
  5. 1f2041
  6. 161731
  7. 0d0e22
  8. 060613
  9. 020206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #474a88 with less saturation

  1. 474a88
  2. 484b83
  3. 494c7e
  4. 4a4d78
  5. 4b4e73
  6. 4c4f6e
  7. 4d5068
  8. 4e5063
  9. 4f515d
  10. 505157

Questions about #474a88

What color is #474a88?

#474a88 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Beaded Blue. In RGB it is rgb(71, 74, 136), in HSL hsl(237.23, 31.4%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.745% 0.10087 279.265).

What colors go well with #474a88?

The complementary color of #474a88 is #605200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c5587 and #62407b. The triadic partners are #7f3b24 and #00623d.

Is white or black text more readable on #474a88?

White text reads better on #474a88: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and black gives 2.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #474a88 a warm or cool color?

#474a88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 43.7% and its chroma 0.101.