Recognised as Colour

#472EE1

#472EE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#472EE1 is a blue with RGB values 71, 46, 225 and HSL 248°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#472EE1

RGBrgb(71, 46, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.1804, 0.8824

RGB percentages27.8%, 18%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(248.4, 74.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 79.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK68.4%, 79.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,665,057

CSS custom property--colour: #472EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#B8D11E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 27 Dark blue · ΔE 28.6 Blue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8E12E

Analogous#2E6EE1, #A12EE1

Triadic#E1472E, #2EE147

Split complementary#E1A12E, #6EE12E

Tetradic#E12E6E, #C8E12E, #2EE1A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4E0FB

Lighter +30%#BDB4F4

Lighter +20%#9687EE

Lighter +10%#6E5BE7

Darker −10%#331CC0

Darker −20%#271594

Darker −30%#1B0F67

Darker −40%#0F083B

More saturated +25%#3110FF

Less saturated −25%#5D4CC3

Channel breakdown

R71

G46

B225

Red71 (27.8%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue248.38°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 2E · B E1

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