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Recognised as Colour

#475EF2

  • #475EF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#475EF2 is a blue with RGB values 71, 94, 242 and HSL 232°, 87%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#475EF2#475EF2
HEX#475EF2
RGBrgb(71, 94, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3686, 0.949
RGB percentages27.8%, 36.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(231.9, 86.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 70.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK70.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,677,362
CSS custom property--colour: #475EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#B8A10D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Blue violet · ΔE 30.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2DB47
Analogous#47B3F2, #8547F2
Triadic#F2475E, #5EF247
Split complementary#F28647, #B4F247
Tetradic#F247B4, #F2DB47, #47F286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6DBFC
Lighter +20%#A6B1F9
Lighter +10%#7788F5
Darker −10%#1734EF
Darker −20%#0E27C5
Darker −30%#0B1D95
Darker −40%#071466
More saturated +25%#3A54FF
Less saturated −25%#6070D9

Channel breakdown

R71
G94
B242
Red71 (27.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue231.93°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 5E · B F2

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