Information about #47596B color

#47596B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#47596B falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 89, 107) — 27.8% red, 34.9% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 7 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained azure, #47596B holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 almost identical to Dalek (#475769). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Indigo (#4A556B) and East Bay (#47526E).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 89, 107) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #47596B: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #47596B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#47596B color variations

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

#47596B 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 #47596B

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

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#47596B
  • RGB71, 89, 107
  • CMYK14, 7, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(71, 89, 107)
  • HSL210°, 20%, 35%
  • HSL Precise210°, 20.225%, 34.902%
  • HSV210°, 34%, 42%
  • HSB210°, 34%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.349, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.349, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.349, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID47596B
  • DECIMAL ID4675947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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