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Colour

#474C93

  • #474C93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#474C93 is a blue with RGB values 71, 76, 147 and HSL 236°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#474C93#474C93
HEX#474C93
RGBrgb(71, 76, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.298, 0.5765
RGB percentages27.8%, 29.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(236.1, 34.9%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 51.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK51.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,659
CSS custom property--colour: #474C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B8B36C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D5696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#255091no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#285B68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.8Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#938E47
Analogous#477293, #684793
Triadic#93474C, #4C9347
Split complementary#936847, #729347
Tetradic#934772, #938E47, #479368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C6E2
Lighter +30%#A1A4D2
Lighter +20%#7F83C1
Lighter +10%#5C62B1
Darker −10%#363A71
Darker −20%#26284E
Darker −30%#15172C
Darker −40%#050509
More saturated +25%#2C34AE
Less saturated −25%#626478

Channel breakdown

R71
G76
B147
Red71 (27.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue236.05°
Saturation (HSL)34.86%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4C · B 93

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