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Recognised as Colour

#473EF8

  • #473EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#473EF8 is a blue with RGB values 71, 62, 248 and HSL 243°, 93%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#473EF8#473EF8
HEX#473EF8
RGBrgb(71, 62, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2431, 0.9725
RGB percentages27.8%, 24.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(242.9, 93%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 75%, 97.3%)
CMYK71.4%, 75%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,669,176
CSS custom property--colour: #473EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B8C107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Blue · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFF83E
Analogous#3E92F8, #A43EF8
Triadic#F8473E, #3EF847
Split complementary#F8A43E, #92F83E
Tetradic#F83E92, #EFF83E, #3EF8A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4D2FD
Lighter +20%#A5A0FC
Lighter +10%#766FFA
Darker −10%#180DF6
Darker −20%#1107C9
Darker −30%#0D0598
Darker −40%#080466
More saturated +25%#4137FF
Less saturated −25%#5E57DF

Channel breakdown

R71
G62
B248
Red71 (27.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue242.9°
Saturation (HSL)93%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 3E · B F8

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