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Recognised as Colour

#474A61

  • #474A61
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#474A61 is a blue with RGB values 71, 74, 97 and HSL 233°, 15%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#474A61#474A61
HEX#474A61
RGBrgb(71, 74, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.3804
RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 38%
HSLhsl(233.1, 15.5%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 26.8%, 38%)
CMYK26.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,097
CSS custom property--colour: #474A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.071WCAG 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 8.68:1
Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B8B59E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444C62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#424A60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#414E52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25Gray · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#615E47
Analogous#475761, #514761
Triadic#61474A, #4A6147
Split complementary#615147, #576147
Tetradic#614757, #615E47, #476151

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB2C5
Lighter +30%#9295AF
Lighter +20%#74799A
Lighter +10%#5D607E
Darker −10%#313444
Darker −20%#1C1D26
Darker −30%#060709
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#323A76
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R71
G74
B97
Red71 (27.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue233.08°
Saturation (HSL)15.48%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 61

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