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Recognised as Colour

#47569B

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

#47569B is a blue with RGB values 71, 86, 155 and HSL 229°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#47569B#47569B
HEX#47569B
RGBrgb(71, 86, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3373, 0.6078
RGB percentages27.8%, 33.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(229.3, 37.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 54.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK54.2%, 44.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,675,227
CSS custom property--colour: #47569B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B8A964

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395E9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1F6571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8C47
Analogous#47809B, #62479B
Triadic#9B4756, #569B47
Split complementary#9B6247, #809B47
Tetradic#9B4780, #9B8C47, #479B62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CDE6
Lighter +30%#A5AED6
Lighter +20%#828EC6
Lighter +10%#5F6FB6
Darker −10%#374378
Darker −20%#272F55
Darker −30%#171C32
Darker −40%#07080F
More saturated +25%#2B44B7
Less saturated −25%#63687F

Channel breakdown

R71
G86
B155
Red71 (27.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue229.29°
Saturation (HSL)37.17%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 56 · B 9B

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