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Recognised as Colour

#472BC3

  • #472BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#472BC3 is a blue with RGB values 71, 43, 195 and HSL 251°, 64%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#472BC3#472BC3
HEX#472BC3
RGBrgb(71, 43, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1686, 0.7647
RGB percentages27.8%, 16.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(251.1, 63.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 77.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK63.6%, 77.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,664,259
CSS custom property--colour: #472BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B8D43C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#005877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Navy · ΔE 21.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7C32B
Analogous#2B5BC3, #932BC3
Triadic#C3472B, #2BC347
Split complementary#C3932B, #5BC32B
Tetradic#C32B5B, #A7C32B, #2BC393

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC7F3
Lighter +30%#AC9DE9
Lighter +20%#8874E0
Lighter +10%#644AD7
Darker −10%#382299
Darker −20%#29196F
Darker −30%#190F46
Darker −40%#0A061C
More saturated +25%#340DE1
Less saturated −25%#5A49A5

Channel breakdown

R71
G43
B195
Red71 (27.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue251.05°
Saturation (HSL)63.87%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 2B · B C3

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