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Blue
#474A9E

Blue (#474A9E) with RGB(71, 74, 158) and HSL(238, 38%, 45%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

IndigoCorecool
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

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Active theme: Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#474A9E
RGB
rgb(71, 74, 158)
HSL
hsl(238, 38%, 45%)
HSV
hsv(238, 55%, 62%)
CMYK
cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 38%)
Decimal
4672158
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
7.66:1
Aa
On black
2.74:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#0D0D1C#181935#282958#373A7B#474A9E#6164B8#8486C8#A0A2D4#C0C1E3#DFE0F1
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
WCAG AA PASS
Text
7.66:1
On Black
FAIL
Text
2.74:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#474A9E#9E9B47
#474A9E#9E474A#4A9E47
Analogous
Open palette
#47769E#47609E#474A9E#5A479E#70479E
Split complementary
Open palette
#474A9E#9E7047#769E47
Tetradic
Open palette
#474A9E#9E4776#9E9B47#479E70
Monochromatic
Open palette
#202146#373A7B#4F52B0#8486C8#B9BADF
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Blue (#474A9E) with RGB(71, 74, 158) and HSL(238, 38%, 45%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
indigocorecoolhex-474a9eh-238s-38l-45
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Developer Handoff

Copy for any framework

CSS
/* Blue */
color: #474A9E;
background-color: #474A9E;
border-color: #474A9E;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #474a9e40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#474A9E] text-[#474A9E] border-[#474A9E] ring-[#474A9E]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.278, green: 0.290, blue: 0.620)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF474A9E)
Android XML
<color name="blue">#474A9E</color>
React Native
{ color: '#474A9E' }
Social Media

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#474A9E·rgb(71, 74, 158)

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Nearby named colors

Dim Gray
#696969
Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Steel Blue
#4682B4
Indigo
#4B0082
Brand Match

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About

About Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Blue sits in the indigo family with a core tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Blue (#474A9E) with RGB(71, 74, 158) and HSL(238, 38%, 45%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as text or iconography on lighter contexts when paired carefully.
Family
Indigo
Tone
Core
Temperature
cool
Keywords
indigo, core, cool, hex-474a9e, h-238, s-38
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#474A9E
RGB
rgb(71, 74, 158)
HSL
hsl(238, 38%, 45%)
HSV
hsv(238, 55%, 62%)
CMYK
cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 38%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#0D0D1C#181935#282958#373A7B#474A9E#6164B8#8486C8#A0A2D4#C0C1E3#DFE0F1
900
#0D0D1C
800
#181935
700
#282958
600
#373A7B
500
#474A9E
400
#6164B8
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#474A9E#9E9B47
#474A9E#9E474A#4A9E47
Analogous
Open palette
#47769E#47609E#474A9E#5A479E#70479E
Split complementary
Open palette
#474A9E#9E7047#769E47
Tetradic
Open palette
#474A9E#9E4776#9E9B47#479E70
Monochromatic
Open palette
#202146#373A7B#4F52B0#8486C8#B9BADF
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#48488A
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#484885
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#477A76
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
7.66:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Aa
On black
2.74:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Dim Gray
#696969
Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Steel Blue
#4682B4
Indigo
#4B0082
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #474A9E for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-indigo-core
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
indigo-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #474A9E as the core value.
HSL token
238 38% 45%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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Industrial
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Open
darkmutedmodern
Navy Vintage
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Open
vintagebluedark
Cyberpunk
Similarity score 37
Open
darkvibrantneon
Midnight
Similarity score 43
Open
darkbluecool
Soft Coral
Similarity score 44
Open
coolsoftvibrant
Modern Tech
Similarity score 46
Open
darkvibrantclean