Colour

#475F86

#475F86
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#475F86 is a blue with RGB values 71, 95, 134 and HSL 217°, 31%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#475F86#475F86

HEX#475F86

RGBrgb(71, 95, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3725, 0.5255

RGB percentages27.8%, 37.3%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(217.1, 30.7%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 47%, 52.5%)

CMYK47%, 29.1%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,677,510

CSS custom property--colour: #475F86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#B8A079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#495C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2E676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Gray · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#866E47

Analogous#477F86, #4E4786

Triadic#86475F, #5F8647

Split complementary#864E47, #7F8647

Tetradic#86477F, #866E47, #47864E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC9DC

Lighter +30%#9CADCA

Lighter +20%#7A92B9

Lighter +10%#5977A7

Darker −10%#354765

Darker −20%#243043

Darker −30%#121822

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#2D59A0

Less saturated −25%#61656C

Channel breakdown

R71

G95

B134

Red71 (27.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue217.14°

Saturation (HSL)30.73%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5F · B 86

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