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Recognised as Colour

#47569A

  • #47569A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#47569A is a blue with RGB values 71, 86, 154 and HSL 229°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#47569A#47569A
HEX#47569A
RGBrgb(71, 86, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3373, 0.6039
RGB percentages27.8%, 33.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(229.2, 36.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 53.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK53.9%, 44.2%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,675,226
CSS custom property--colour: #47569A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B8A965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#305799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#206570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A8B47
Analogous#47809A, #61479A
Triadic#9A4756, #569A47
Split complementary#9A6147, #809A47
Tetradic#9A4780, #9A8B47, #479A61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CDE5
Lighter +30%#A5ADD5
Lighter +20%#828EC5
Lighter +10%#5F6EB5
Darker −10%#374377
Darker −20%#272F54
Darker −30%#171C31
Darker −40%#07080E
More saturated +25%#2B44B6
Less saturated −25%#63687E

Channel breakdown

R71
G86
B154
Red71 (27.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue229.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 56 · B 9A

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