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Recognised as Colour

#47476C

  • #47476C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#47476C is a blue with RGB values 71, 71, 108 and HSL 240°, 21%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#47476C#47476C
HEX#47476C
RGBrgb(71, 71, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2784, 0.4235
RGB percentages27.8%, 27.8%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(240, 20.7%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 34.3%, 42.4%)
CMYK34.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,671,340
CSS custom property--colour: #47476C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B8B893

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B496Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3E4E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6C47
Analogous#475A6C, #5A476C
Triadic#6C4747, #476C47
Split complementary#6C5A47, #5A6C47
Tetradic#6C475A, #6C6C47, #476C5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B2CD
Lighter +30%#9494B8
Lighter +20%#7575A4
Lighter +10%#5B5B8B
Darker −10%#33334D
Darker −20%#1F1F2E
Darker −30%#0A0A10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#313182
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R71
G71
B108
Red71 (27.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)20.67%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 47 · B 6C

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