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Colour

#474D5C

  • #474D5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474D5C is a blue with RGB values 71, 77, 92 and HSL 223°, 13%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#474D5C#474D5C
HEX#474D5C
RGBrgb(71, 77, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.302, 0.3608
RGB percentages27.8%, 30.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 12.9%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 22.8%, 36.1%)
CMYK22.8%, 16.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,860
CSS custom property--colour: #474D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B8B2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#474C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#425052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5647
Analogous#47575C, #4C475C
Triadic#5C474D, #4D5C47
Split complementary#5C4C47, #575C47
Tetradic#5C4758, #5C5647, #475C4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB4C1
Lighter +30%#9299AA
Lighter +20%#757E94
Lighter +10%#5D6579
Darker −10%#31353F
Darker −20%#1B1D22
Darker −30%#040506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#334470
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R71
G77
B92
Red71 (27.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)12.88%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4D · B 5C

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