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#476fae color: New Age Blue

#476fae is rgb(71, 111, 174) in RGB and oklch(54.17% 0.10904 259.151) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

54.2%
0.109
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #476fae

#476fae is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.06:1 contrast and black text 4.15:1, 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: #476fae mixed with white

  1. 476fae
  2. 587db7
  3. 6a8bbf
  4. 7c99c7
  5. 8ea8d0
  6. a0b6d8
  7. b3c4e0
  8. c5d3e8
  9. d8e1f0
  10. ecf0f7

Darker: #476fae mixed with black

  1. 476fae
  2. 3d6097
  3. 325180
  4. 28426a
  5. 1f3455
  6. 162741
  7. 0d1a2e
  8. 060e1c
  9. 02040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #476fae with less saturation

  1. 476fae
  2. 4b6fa8
  3. 5070a2
  4. 54709c
  5. 587095
  6. 5c708f
  7. 607089
  8. 647083
  9. 68707c
  10. 6b6f76

Questions about #476fae

What color is #476fae?

#476fae is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(71, 111, 174), in HSL hsl(216.7, 42.04%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.17% 0.10904 259.151).

What colors go well with #476fae?

The complementary color of #476fae is #91660b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007aa1 and #6e63aa. The triadic partners are #a55255 and #4c7e3e.

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

White text reads better on #476fae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and black gives 4.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #476fae a warm or cool color?

#476fae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.109.