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Recognised as Colour

#473CF9

  • #473CF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#473CF9 is a blue with RGB values 71, 60, 249 and HSL 243°, 94%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#473CF9#473CF9
HEX#473CF9
RGBrgb(71, 60, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2353, 0.9765
RGB percentages27.8%, 23.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(243.5, 94%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 75.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK71.5%, 75.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,668,665
CSS custom property--colour: #473CF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B8C306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Blue · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEF93C
Analogous#3C90F9, #A63CF9
Triadic#F9473C, #3CF947
Split complementary#F9A53C, #90F93C
Tetradic#F93C8F, #EEF93C, #3CF9A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3D0FE
Lighter +20%#A49FFC
Lighter +10%#766DFB
Darker −10%#180BF7
Darker −20%#1206C9
Darker −30%#0D0597
Darker −40%#090366
More saturated +25%#4236FF
Less saturated −25%#5D55E0

Channel breakdown

R71
G60
B249
Red71 (27.8%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue243.49°
Saturation (HSL)94.03%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 3C · B F9

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