Recognised as Colour

#475F99

#475F99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#475F99 is a blue with RGB values 71, 95, 153 and HSL 222°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#475F99

RGBrgb(71, 95, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.3725, 0.6

RGB percentages27.8%, 37.3%, 60%

HSLhsl(222.4, 36.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 53.6%, 60%)

CMYK53.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,677,529

CSS custom property--colour: #475F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#B8A066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48659Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F5D98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1F6C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#998147

Analogous#478899, #584799

Triadic#99475F, #5F9947

Split complementary#995847, #889947

Tetradic#994788, #998147, #479958

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7D0E5

Lighter +30%#A4B2D5

Lighter +20%#8195C5

Lighter +10%#5E78B5

Darker −10%#374976

Darker −20%#273453

Darker −30%#171E30

Darker −40%#06080E

More saturated +25%#2B53B5

Less saturated −25%#636B7D

Channel breakdown

R71

G95

B153

Red71 (27.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue222.44°

Saturation (HSL)36.61%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 5F · B 99

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