Colour

#47465B

#47465B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#47465B is a blue with RGB values 71, 70, 91 and HSL 243°, 13%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#47465B#47465B

HEX#47465B

RGBrgb(71, 70, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2745, 0.3569

RGB percentages27.8%, 27.5%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(242.9, 13%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 23.1%, 35.7%)

CMYK22%, 23.1%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,671,067

CSS custom property--colour: #47465B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1

Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B8B9A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41495Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#40475Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#43494Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A5B46

Analogous#464F5B, #52465B

Triadic#5B4746, #465B47

Split complementary#5B5246, #505B46

Tetradic#5B464F, #5A5B46, #465B52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEADC0

Lighter +30%#9190AA

Lighter +20%#757394

Lighter +10%#5D5C78

Darker −10%#31303E

Darker −20%#1A1A21

Darker −30%#040305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35326F

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R71

G70

B91

Red71 (27.8%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue242.86°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 46 · B 5B

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Colour values

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