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Recognised as Colour

#474F92

  • #474F92
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#474F92 is a blue with RGB values 71, 79, 146 and HSL 234°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#474F92#474F92
HEX#474F92
RGBrgb(71, 79, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3098, 0.5725
RGB percentages27.8%, 31%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(233.6, 34.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 51.4%, 57.3%)
CMYK51.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,673,426
CSS custom property--colour: #474F92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B8B06D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#335895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C5291no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#295D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#928A47
Analogous#477492, #654792
Triadic#92474F, #4F9247
Split complementary#926547, #749247
Tetradic#924774, #928A47, #479265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3C6E2
Lighter +30%#A1A6D1
Lighter +20%#7E86C1
Lighter +10%#5C65B0
Darker −10%#363C70
Darker −20%#262A4D
Darker −30%#15172B
Darker −40%#040509
More saturated +25%#2C3AAD
Less saturated −25%#626477

Channel breakdown

R71
G79
B146
Red71 (27.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue233.6°
Saturation (HSL)34.56%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4F · B 92

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