Palettes / Colors / #476A85

#476A85 — Dusty Blue

#476A85 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #476A85 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.

#476A85 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 #856247; it also sits naturally between #478581 and #474B85. 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 42% · Blue 52%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #476A85

.text { color: #476A85; }
.background { background-color: #476A85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #476A85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 106, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 30%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #476A85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 106, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #476A85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 106, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#476A85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#476A85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #856247:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #476A85: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #476A85

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 #476A85 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 #476A85 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #476A85?

#476A85 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 71, 106, 133). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #476A85?

#476A85 is RGB 71, 106, 133 — HSL 206°, 30%, 40% — CMYK 47%, 20%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #476A85?

Its complement is #856247; analogous partners are #478581 and #474B85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #476A85 for text?

White text on #476A85 has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.67:1.