Recognised as Colour

#475B92

#475B92
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#475B92 is a blue with RGB values 71, 91, 146 and HSL 224°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#475B92#475B92

HEX#475B92

RGBrgb(71, 91, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3569, 0.5725

RGB percentages27.8%, 35.7%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(224, 34.6%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 51.4%, 57.3%)

CMYK51.4%, 37.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,676,498

CSS custom property--colour: #475B92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#B8A46D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466094no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E5A91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#26676Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#927E47

Analogous#478192, #594792

Triadic#92475B, #5B9247

Split complementary#925947, #819247

Tetradic#924781, #927E47, #479259

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3CBE2

Lighter +30%#A1AED1

Lighter +20%#7E90C1

Lighter +10%#5C72B0

Darker −10%#364670

Darker −20%#26304D

Darker −30%#151B2B

Darker −40%#040509

More saturated +25%#2C4EAD

Less saturated −25%#626877

Channel breakdown

R71

G91

B146

Red71 (27.8%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)34.56%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5B · B 92

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Colour values

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