Information about #47477B color

#47477B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#47477B falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 71, 123) — 27.8% red, 27.8% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 20 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #47477B reads as a mildly saturated blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Night Moves (#454C73). Slightly further away sit Magik (#3E4C7A) and Takaka (#3D4D78).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 71, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #47477B: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. No one has named #47477B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#47477B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#47477B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #47477B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Fairground color link
Fairground

#483A79

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#47477B
  • RGB71, 71, 123
  • CMYK20, 20, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(71, 71, 123)
  • HSL240°, 27%, 38%
  • HSL Precise240°, 26.804%, 38.039%
  • HSV240°, 42%, 48%
  • HSB240°, 42%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.278, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.278, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.278, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID47477B
  • DECIMAL ID4671355
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01