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#476caa color: New Age Blue

#476caa is rgb(71, 108, 170) in RGB and oklch(53.266% 0.1068 260.224) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

53.3%
0.107
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #476caa

#476caa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.26:1 contrast and black text 3.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is New Age Blue (#496ead). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #476caa mixed with white

  1. 476caa
  2. 587ab3
  3. 6a89bc
  4. 7b97c5
  5. 8da6cd
  6. a0b4d6
  7. b2c3de
  8. c5d2e7
  9. d8e1ef
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #476caa mixed with black

  1. 476caa
  2. 3d5d93
  3. 324e7d
  4. 284068
  5. 1f3253
  6. 16253f
  7. 0d192d
  8. 060d1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #476caa with less saturation

  1. 476caa
  2. 4b6ca4
  3. 4f6d9e
  4. 536d98
  5. 576d92
  6. 5b6d8c
  7. 5e6d86
  8. 626d80
  9. 656d79
  10. 696d73

Questions about #476caa

What color is #476caa?

#476caa is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(71, 108, 170), in HSL hsl(217.58, 41.08%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.266% 0.1068 260.224).

What colors go well with #476caa?

The complementary color of #476caa is #8c640b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779e and #6c60a6. The triadic partners are #a15152 and #487b3e.

Is white or black text more readable on #476caa?

White text reads better on #476caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and black gives 3.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #476caa a warm or cool color?

#476caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.107.