Colour

#475A84

#475A84
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#475A84 is a blue with RGB values 71, 90, 132 and HSL 221°, 30%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#475A84

RGBrgb(71, 90, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3529, 0.5176

RGB percentages27.8%, 35.3%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(221.3, 30%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 46.2%, 51.8%)

CMYK46.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,676,228

CSS custom property--colour: #475A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.8 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 black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#B8A57B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5D86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#445883no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#306369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 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 text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#847147

Analogous#477984, #524784

Triadic#84475A, #5A8447

Split complementary#845247, #798447

Tetradic#844779, #847147, #478452

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCC6DB

Lighter +30%#9BA9C9

Lighter +20%#7A8DB7

Lighter +10%#5971A5

Darker −10%#354363

Darker −20%#232D42

Darker −30%#111621

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E509D

Less saturated −25%#60646B

Channel breakdown

R71

G90

B132

Red71 (27.8%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue221.31°

Saturation (HSL)30.05%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5A · B 84

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