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Recognised as Colour

#475B96

  • #475B96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#475B96 is a blue with RGB values 71, 91, 150 and HSL 225°, 36%, 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

#475B96#475B96
HEX#475B96
RGBrgb(71, 91, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3569, 0.5882
RGB percentages27.8%, 35.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(224.8, 35.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 52.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK52.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,676,502
CSS custom property--colour: #475B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B8A469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5A95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#236871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2Medium purple · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#968247
Analogous#478396, #5B4796
Triadic#96475B, #5B9647
Split complementary#965B47, #839647
Tetradic#964782, #968247, #47965B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5CDE4
Lighter +30%#A3AFD3
Lighter +20%#8091C3
Lighter +10%#5D73B3
Darker −10%#374673
Darker −20%#263151
Darker −30%#161C2E
Darker −40%#05070C
More saturated +25%#2B4DB2
Less saturated −25%#63697A

Channel breakdown

R71
G91
B150
Red71 (27.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue224.81°
Saturation (HSL)35.75%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 5B · B 96

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