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Recognised as Colour

#47569D

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

#47569D is a blue with RGB values 71, 86, 157 and HSL 230°, 38%, 45%. 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

#47569D#47569D
HEX#47569D
RGBrgb(71, 86, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3373, 0.6157
RGB percentages27.8%, 33.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(229.5, 37.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 54.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK54.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,675,229
CSS custom property--colour: #47569D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#B8A962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375FA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D579Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1C6572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D8E47
Analogous#47819D, #63479D
Triadic#9D4756, #569D47
Split complementary#9D6347, #819D47
Tetradic#9D4781, #9D8E47, #479D63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9CEE7
Lighter +30%#A6AFD7
Lighter +20%#838FC7
Lighter +10%#606FB7
Darker −10%#37437A
Darker −20%#273057
Darker −30%#171C34
Darker −40%#070911
More saturated +25%#2B43BA
Less saturated −25%#646981

Channel breakdown

R71
G86
B157
Red71 (27.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue229.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 56 · B 9D

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