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#475cac color: Chinese Bellflower

#475cac is rgb(71, 92, 172) in RGB and oklch(49.9% 0.12944 270.111) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.9%
0.129
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #475cac

#475cac is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #475cac mixed with white

  1. 475cac
  2. 576cb5
  3. 687cbe
  4. 798cc7
  5. 8b9ccf
  6. 9eacd8
  7. b0bde0
  8. c4cde8
  9. d7def0
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #475cac mixed with black

  1. 475cac
  2. 3d4f95
  3. 32427f
  4. 283669
  5. 1f2a54
  6. 161f40
  7. 0d142d
  8. 060a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #475cac with less saturation

  1. 475cac
  2. 4a5da5
  3. 4c5f9e
  4. 4f6097
  5. 526090
  6. 556188
  7. 576281
  8. 5a627a
  9. 5d6372
  10. 60636b

Questions about #475cac

What color is #475cac?

#475cac is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(71, 92, 172), in HSL hsl(227.52, 41.56%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.9% 0.12944 270.111).

What colors go well with #475cac?

The complementary color of #475cac is #7d5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006aa4 and #6f4fa1. The triadic partners are #9f4033 and #137738.

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

White text reads better on #475cac: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #475cac a warm or cool color?

#475cac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.129.