Recognised as Colour

#475C86

#475C86
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#475C86 is a blue with RGB values 71, 92, 134 and HSL 220°, 31%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#475C86#475C86

HEX#475C86

RGBrgb(71, 92, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3608, 0.5255

RGB percentages27.8%, 36.1%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(220, 30.7%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 47%, 52.5%)

CMYK47%, 31.3%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,676,742

CSS custom property--colour: #475C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#B8A379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5F88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#465985no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2F656Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Dim grey · ΔE 26.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#867147

Analogous#477C86, #524786

Triadic#86475C, #5C8647

Split complementary#865247, #7C8647

Tetradic#86477B, #867147, #478652

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC7DC

Lighter +30%#9CABCA

Lighter +20%#7A8FB9

Lighter +10%#5973A7

Darker −10%#354565

Darker −20%#242E43

Darker −30%#121722

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#2D53A0

Less saturated −25%#61656C

Channel breakdown

R71

G92

B134

Red71 (27.8%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)30.73%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5C · B 86

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