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#475cb8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#475cb8 is rgb(71, 92, 184) in RGB and oklch(50.719% 0.14661 270.701) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50.7%
0.147
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #475cb8

#475cb8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.02:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #475cb8 mixed with white

  1. 475cb8
  2. 576dc0
  3. 687dc8
  4. 798dd0
  5. 8b9dd7
  6. 9dadde
  7. b0bde5
  8. c3ceec
  9. d7def3
  10. ebeef9

Darker: #475cb8 mixed with black

  1. 475cb8
  2. 3d4fa0
  3. 324288
  4. 283671
  5. 1f2a5b
  6. 161f45
  7. 0d1431
  8. 060a1e
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #475cb8 with less saturation

  1. 475cb8
  2. 4a5eb0
  3. 4c5fa8
  4. 4f61a0
  5. 526298
  6. 556390
  7. 586487
  8. 5c647f
  9. 5f6577
  10. 62656e

Questions about #475cb8

What color is #475cb8?

#475cb8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(71, 92, 184), in HSL hsl(228.85, 44.31%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.719% 0.14661 270.701).

What colors go well with #475cb8?

The complementary color of #475cb8 is #806100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006caf and #744dab. The triadic partners are #a93c2c and #007b34.

Is white or black text more readable on #475cb8?

White text reads better on #475cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #475cb8 a warm or cool color?

#475cb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.147.