Palettes / Colors / #476072

#476072 — Dusty Blue

#476072 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

#476072 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #715847; it also sits naturally between #47716D and #474A71. 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 38% · Blue 45%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

Previews

CSS code for #476072

.text { color: #476072; }
.background { background-color: #476072; }
.border { border: 3px solid #476072; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 96, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 23%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #476072; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 96, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #476072; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 96, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#476072">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#476072">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #715847:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #476072: #FFFFFF.

How #476072 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 #476072

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #476072?

#476072 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 71, 96, 114). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #476072?

#476072 is RGB 71, 96, 114 — HSL 205°, 23%, 36% — CMYK 38%, 16%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #476072?

Its complement is #715847; analogous partners are #47716D and #474A71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #476072 for text?

White text on #476072 has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.