Palettes / Colors / #476EAE

#476EAE — Muted Blue

#476EAE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #476EAE 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.

#476EAE 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 #AE8647; it also sits naturally between #47A2AE and #5347AE. 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 43% · Blue 68%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #476EAE

.text { color: #476EAE; }
.background { background-color: #476EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #476EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 110, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 42%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #476EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 110, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #476EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 110, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE8647:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #476EAE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #476EAE

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 #476EAE 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 #476EAE

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #476EAE 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

← #476EAD  ·  #476EAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #476EAE?

#476EAE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 71, 110, 174). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #476EAE?

#476EAE is RGB 71, 110, 174 — HSL 217°, 42%, 48% — CMYK 59%, 37%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #476EAE?

Its complement is #AE8647; analogous partners are #47A2AE and #5347AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #476EAE for text?

White text on #476EAE has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.11:1.