Information about #474A90 color

#474A90 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#474A90 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 74, 144) — 27.8% red, 29% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 27 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#474A90 presents itself as a moderately toned classic blue — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blueberry (#464196). Slightly further away sit Twilight (#4E518B) and Victoria (#534491).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(71, 74, 144)), which gives #474A90 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #474A90 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#474A90 color variations

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

#474A90 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 #474A90

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

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Chinese Blue color link
Chinese Blue

#365194

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#474A90
  • RGB71, 74, 144
  • CMYK29, 27, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(71, 74, 144)
  • HSL238°, 34%, 42%
  • HSL Precise237.534°, 33.953%, 42.157%
  • HSV238°, 51%, 56%
  • HSB238°, 51%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.290, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.290, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.290, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID474A90
  • DECIMAL ID4672144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01