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Colour

#475CDC

  • #475CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#475CDC is a blue with RGB values 71, 92, 220 and HSL 232°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#475CDC#475CDC
HEX#475CDC
RGBrgb(71, 92, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3608, 0.8627
RGB percentages27.8%, 36.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(231.5, 68%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 67.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK67.7%, 58.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,676,828
CSS custom property--colour: #475CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B8A323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.4Slate blue · ΔE 10.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC747
Analogous#47A7DC, #7C47DC
Triadic#DC475C, #5CDC47
Split complementary#DC7C47, #A7DC47
Tetradic#DC47A7, #DCC747, #47DC7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4FD
Lighter +30%#C8CEF4
Lighter +20%#9DA8EC
Lighter +10%#7282E4
Darker −10%#263DCA
Darker −20%#1E309F
Darker −30%#162374
Darker −40%#0E1649
More saturated +25%#2C48F7
Less saturated −25%#6270C1

Channel breakdown

R71
G92
B220
Red71 (27.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue231.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.04%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 5C · B DC

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