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Colour

#472BF5

  • #472BF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#472BF5 is a blue with RGB values 71, 43, 245 and HSL 248°, 91%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#472BF5#472BF5
HEX#472BF5
RGBrgb(71, 43, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1686, 0.9608
RGB percentages27.8%, 16.9%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(248.3, 91%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 82.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK71%, 82.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,664,309
CSS custom property--colour: #472BF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B8D40A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 25.2Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5Dark blue · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9F52B
Analogous#2B74F5, #AC2BF5
Triadic#F5472B, #2BF547
Split complementary#F5AC2B, #74F52B
Tetradic#F52B74, #D9F52B, #2BF5AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EEFE
Lighter +30%#C6BDFC
Lighter +20%#9C8CFA
Lighter +10%#715CF7
Darker −10%#290BE2
Darker −20%#2008B2
Darker −30%#170681
Darker −40%#0E0450
More saturated +25%#4021FF
Less saturated −25%#5B47D9

Channel breakdown

R71
G43
B245
Red71 (27.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue248.32°
Saturation (HSL)90.99%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 2B · B F5

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