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Recognised as Colour

#0477EF

  • #0477EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0477EF is a blue with RGB values 4, 119, 239 and HSL 211°, 97%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0477EF#0477EF
HEX#0477EF
RGBrgb(4, 119, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.4667, 0.9373
RGB percentages1.6%, 46.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(210.6, 96.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 98.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK98.3%, 50.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer292,847
CSS custom property--colour: #0477EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#FB8810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2484F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF7C04
Analogous#04ECEF, #0704EF
Triadic#EF0477, #77EF04
Split complementary#EF0704, #ECEF04
Tetradic#EF04EC, #EF7C04, #04EF07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1DFFE
Lighter +30%#8FC5FD
Lighter +20%#5DABFC
Lighter +10%#2B91FB
Darker −10%#035EBD
Darker −20%#02458B
Darker −30%#012C59
Darker −40%#011326
More saturated +25%#0077F3
Less saturated −25%#2278D1

Channel breakdown

R4
G119
B239
Red4 (1.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue210.64°
Saturation (HSL)96.71%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 77 · B EF

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