Colour

#474B58

#474B58
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474B58 is a blue with RGB values 71, 75, 88 and HSL 226°, 11%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#474B58

RGBrgb(71, 75, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2941, 0.3451

RGB percentages27.8%, 29.4%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(225.9, 10.7%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 19.3%, 34.5%)

CMYK19.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,672,344

CSS custom property--colour: #474B58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B8B4A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#464B58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#434D4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14 Dim grey · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Steel blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#585447

Analogous#475458, #4C4758

Triadic#58474B, #4B5847

Split complementary#584C47, #545847

Tetradic#584754, #585447, #47584C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEB1BD

Lighter +30%#9196A7

Lighter +20%#757B90

Lighter +10%#5E6374

Darker −10%#30333C

Darker −20%#191B20

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#33406C

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R71

G75

B88

Red71 (27.8%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)10.69%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 4B · B 58

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