#474E7D
Prussian Blue · dark cool blue
About #474E7D
#474E7D is a dark, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 43% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Prussian Blue and Oxford Blue (ΔE 18.8), with Oxford Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7D7647 (moss), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.91:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #474E7D?
#474E7D is a dark, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 43% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #474E7D?
Use white text. White on #474E7D has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474E7D?
Its complementary colour is #7D7647, and analogous partners are #47697D and #5B477D.