Colour
#470DA8
- #470DA8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#470DA8 is a violet with RGB values 71, 13, 168 and HSL 262°, 86%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#470DA8#470DA8
HEX#470DA8
RGBrgb(71, 13, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.051, 0.6588
RGB percentages27.8%, 5.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(262.5, 85.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 92.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK57.7%, 92.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,656,552
CSS custom property--colour: #470DA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B8F257
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EA80D
Analogous#0D20A8, #950DA8
Triadic#A8470D, #0DA847
Split complementary#A8940D, #21A80D
Tetradic#A80D20, #6EA80D, #0DA895
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G13
B168
Red71 (27.8%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue262.45°
Saturation (HSL)85.64%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 0D · B A8
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