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#477ab3 color: Viennese Blue

#477ab3 is rgb(71, 122, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.945% 0.10448 252.473) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

56.9%
0.104
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #477ab3

#477ab3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Viennese Blue (#4278af). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #477ab3 mixed with white

  1. 477ab3
  2. 5987bb
  3. 6b94c3
  4. 7da1cb
  5. 8faed3
  6. a1bcda
  7. b4c9e2
  8. c6d6e9
  9. d9e4f1
  10. ecf1f8

Darker: #477ab3 mixed with black

  1. 477ab3
  2. 3d699b
  3. 325984
  4. 28496e
  5. 1f3a58
  6. 162b43
  7. 0d1d2f
  8. 06101d
  9. 02050c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #477ab3 with less saturation

  1. 477ab3
  2. 4d7aad
  3. 527aa7
  4. 577aa2
  5. 5c7a9c
  6. 617a96
  7. 667990
  8. 6a798a
  9. 6f7884
  10. 73787d

Questions about #477ab3

What color is #477ab3?

#477ab3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Viennese Blue. In RGB it is rgb(71, 122, 179), in HSL hsl(211.67, 43.2%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.945% 0.10448 252.473).

What colors go well with #477ab3?

The complementary color of #477ab3 is #9d6c26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0684a3 and #6e6eb3. The triadic partners are #ab5b66 and #5f8441.

Is white or black text more readable on #477ab3?

White text reads better on #477ab3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #477ab3 a warm or cool color?

#477ab3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.104.