Colour

#4747D3

#4747D3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4747D3 is a blue with RGB values 71, 71, 211 and HSL 240°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#4747D3

RGBrgb(71, 71, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2784, 0.8275

RGB percentages27.8%, 27.8%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(240, 61.4%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 66.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK66.4%, 66.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,671,443

CSS custom property--colour: #4747D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#B8B82C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15 Slate blue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3 Dark blue · ΔE 25.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3D347

Analogous#478DD3, #8D47D3

Triadic#D34747, #47D347

Split complementary#D38D47, #8DD347

Tetradic#D3478D, #D3D347, #47D38D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECECFA

Lighter +30%#C2C2F1

Lighter +20%#9999E7

Lighter +10%#7070DD

Darker −10%#2D2DBA

Darker −20%#232391

Darker −30%#191968

Darker −40%#0F0F3F

More saturated +25%#2B2BF0

Less saturated −25%#6464B7

Channel breakdown

R71

G71

B211

Red71 (27.8%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)61.4%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 47 · B D3

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