Recognised as Colour

#475F72

#475F72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#475F72 is a blue with RGB values 71, 95, 114 and HSL 207°, 23%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#475F72#475F72

HEX#475F72

RGBrgb(71, 95, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3725, 0.4471

RGB percentages27.8%, 37.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(206.5, 23.2%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 37.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK37.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,677,490

CSS custom property--colour: #475F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#B8A08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575F73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#515A72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#396465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#725A47

Analogous#477270, #474A72

Triadic#72475F, #5F7247

Split complementary#72474A, #727047

Tetradic#704772, #725A47, #4A7247

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4C4D1

Lighter +30%#95ABBD

Lighter +20%#7693A9

Lighter +10%#5B7991

Darker −10%#334553

Darker −20%#202B33

Darker −30%#0C1014

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#306289

Less saturated −25%#5D5D5D

Channel breakdown

R71

G95

B114

Red71 (27.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue206.51°

Saturation (HSL)23.24%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5F · B 72

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