Palettes / Colors / #474EE4

#474EE4 — Blue

#474EE4 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #474EE4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#474EE4 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E4DC49; it also sits naturally between #499EE4 and #8F49E4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 31% · Blue 89%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #474EE4

.text { color: #474EE4; }
.background { background-color: #474EE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #474EE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 78, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 74%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #474EE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 78, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #474EE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 78, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#474EE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#474EE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4DC49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #474EE4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #474EE4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #474EE4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #474EE4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #474EE3  ·  #474EE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #474EE4?

#474EE4 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 71, 78, 228). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #474EE4?

#474EE4 is RGB 71, 78, 228 — HSL 237°, 74%, 59% — CMYK 69%, 66%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #474EE4?

Its complement is #E4DC49; analogous partners are #499EE4 and #8F49E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #474EE4 for text?

White text on #474EE4 has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.48:1.