Close to Dusk
#475271
#475271 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 32.2% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #475271.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.74:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.71:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.74:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.71:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #475271 as they’d see it.
#475271 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #475271
What color is #475271?
#475271 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 32.2% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #475271 in RGB?
#475271 is rgb(71, 82, 113): 71 red, 82 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #475271 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(37, 27, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #475271?
PANTONE 7545 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #475271?
Its complement #5C5233 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.