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Recognised as Colour

#474D75

  • #474D75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#474D75 is a blue with RGB values 71, 77, 117 and HSL 232°, 24%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#474D75#474D75
HEX#474D75
RGBrgb(71, 77, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.302, 0.4588
RGB percentages27.8%, 30.2%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(232.2, 24.5%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 39.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,885
CSS custom property--colour: #474D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B8B28A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405177no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4E74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3A555Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#756F47
Analogous#476475, #584775
Triadic#75474D, #4D7547
Split complementary#755847, #647547
Tetradic#754764, #756F47, #477558

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B9D2
Lighter +30%#969BBF
Lighter +20%#767DAC
Lighter +10%#5A6295
Darker −10%#343855
Darker −20%#202336
Darker −30%#0D0E16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#303C8D
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R71
G77
B117
Red71 (27.8%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue232.17°
Saturation (HSL)24.47%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4D · B 75

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