Information about Dusky Blue color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #475F94 reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Queen Blue (#436B95). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Super Duper (#42639F) and Breakwater (#536893).
In RGB terms — rgb(71, 95, 148) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #475F94 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. The name "Dusky Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Dusky Blue color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Dusky Blue color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dusky Blue color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dusky Blue color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dusky Blue color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Dusky Blue 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Dusky Blue color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Dusky Blue
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#436B95
#42639F
#536893
#4F698B
#51559B
#4E6C9D
#4C6B88
#4E518B
#355D90
#55698B
#3C6886
#4A61A8
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#475F94
- RGB71, 95, 148
- CMYK30, 21, 0, 42
- CSSrgb(71, 95, 148)
- HSL221°, 35%, 43%
- HSL Precise221.299°, 35.16%, 42.941%
- HSV221°, 52%, 58%
- HSB221°, 52%, 58%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.580
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.373, 0.580)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.373, 0.580, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.373, 0.580)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID475F94
- DECIMAL ID4677524
- Name Length10
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