Recognised as Colour

#475BBD

#475BBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#475BBD is a blue with RGB values 71, 91, 189 and HSL 230°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#475BBD#475BBD

HEX#475BBD

RGBrgb(71, 91, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3569, 0.7412

RGB percentages27.8%, 35.7%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(229.8, 47.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 62.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK62.4%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,676,541

CSS custom property--colour: #475BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B8A442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2169C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007283no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13 Slate blue · ΔE 13.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDA947

Analogous#4796BD, #6E47BD

Triadic#BD475B, #5BBD47

Split complementary#BD6E47, #96BD47

Tetradic#BD4796, #BDA947, #47BD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDE1F3

Lighter +30%#B8BFE5

Lighter +20%#929ED8

Lighter +10%#6D7CCA

Darker −10%#37489A

Darker −20%#2A3674

Darker −30%#1C254F

Darker −40%#0F1329

More saturated +25%#2846DC

Less saturated −25%#66709E

Channel breakdown

R71

G91

B189

Red71 (27.8%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue229.83°

Saturation (HSL)47.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5B · B BD

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Colour values

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