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Recognised as Colour

#475D86

  • #475D86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#475D86 is a blue with RGB values 71, 93, 134 and HSL 219°, 31%, 40%. 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

#475D86#475D86
HEX#475D86
RGBrgb(71, 93, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3647, 0.5255
RGB percentages27.8%, 36.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(219, 30.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 47%, 52.5%)
CMYK47%, 30.6%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,676,998
CSS custom property--colour: #475D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B8A279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6088no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#475A85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F666Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#867047
Analogous#477D86, #504786
Triadic#86475D, #5D8647
Split complementary#865147, #7D8647
Tetradic#86477D, #867047, #478651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC8DC
Lighter +30%#9CACCA
Lighter +20%#7A90B9
Lighter +10%#5974A7
Darker −10%#354665
Darker −20%#242F43
Darker −30%#121822
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#2D55A0
Less saturated −25%#61656C

Channel breakdown

R71
G93
B134
Red71 (27.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue219.05°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 5D · B 86

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