Exploring the Color #475B6F

#475B6F sits at 210° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 22% saturation and 36% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 71, 91, 111 produces a 7.01:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #475B6F is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 37 units away from #696969. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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