Recognised as Colour
#47525E
- #47525E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#47525E is a blue with RGB values 71, 82, 94 and HSL 211°, 14%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#47525E#47525E
HEX#47525E
RGBrgb(71, 82, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3216, 0.3686
RGB percentages27.8%, 32.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(211.3, 13.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 24.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK24.5%, 12.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,674,142
CSS custom property--colour: #47525E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B8ADA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E5347
Analogous#475D5E, #48475E
Triadic#5E4752, #525E47
Split complementary#5E4847, #5D5E47
Tetradic#5E475D, #5E5347, #475E48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G82
B94
Red71 (27.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue211.3°
Saturation (HSL)13.94%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 52 · B 5E
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