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#475aa8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#475aa8 is rgb(71, 90, 168) in RGB and oklch(49.214% 0.12627 270.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.2%
0.126
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #475aa8

#475aa8 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #475aa8 mixed with white

  1. 475aa8
  2. 576ab1
  3. 687abb
  4. 798bc4
  5. 8b9bcd
  6. 9eabd6
  7. b0bcde
  8. c3cce7
  9. d7ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #475aa8 mixed with black

  1. 475aa8
  2. 3d4d92
  3. 32417c
  4. 283567
  5. 1f2952
  6. 161e3f
  7. 0d132c
  8. 06091a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #475aa8 with less saturation

  1. 475aa8
  2. 495ba1
  3. 4c5d9a
  4. 4e5e93
  5. 515e8c
  6. 535f85
  7. 56607e
  8. 596077
  9. 5b6170
  10. 5e6168

Questions about #475aa8

What color is #475aa8?

#475aa8 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(71, 90, 168), in HSL hsl(228.25, 40.59%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.214% 0.12627 270.848).

What colors go well with #475aa8?

The complementary color of #475aa8 is #7a5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0067a1 and #6e4d9d. The triadic partners are #9c4032 and #117439.

Is white or black text more readable on #475aa8?

White text reads better on #475aa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #475aa8 a warm or cool color?

#475aa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.126.