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Recognised as Colour

#4647FF

  • #4647FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4647FF is a blue with RGB values 70, 71, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4647FF#4647FF
HEX#4647FF
RGBrgb(70, 71, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2784, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 27.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.7, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 72.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,605,951
CSS custom property--colour: #4647FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B9B800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20Medium blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.8Blue · ΔE 29.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFE46
Analogous#46A4FF, #A146FF
Triadic#FF4647, #47FF46
Split complementary#FFA246, #A3FF46
Tetradic#FF46A4, #FFFE46, #46FFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDFFF
Lighter +20%#ACACFF
Lighter +10%#797AFF
Darker −10%#1314FF
Darker −20%#0001DF
Darker −30%#0001AC
Darker −40%#000179
More saturated +25%#4647FF
Less saturated −25%#5D5EE8

Channel breakdown

R70
G71
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 47 · B FF

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