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Recognised as Colour

#476AAC

  • #476AAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#476AAC is a blue with RGB values 71, 106, 172 and HSL 219°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#476AAC#476AAC
HEX#476AAC
RGBrgb(71, 106, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4157, 0.6745
RGB percentages27.8%, 41.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 41.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 58.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK58.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,680,364
CSS custom property--colour: #476AAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B89553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E70AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4166ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.2Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC8947
Analogous#479DAC, #5747AC
Triadic#AC476A, #6AAC47
Split complementary#AC5747, #9DAC47
Tetradic#AC479C, #AC8947, #47AC57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DBED
Lighter +30%#AEBFDE
Lighter +20%#8AA2CF
Lighter +10%#6685C0
Darker −10%#385488
Darker −20%#293E64
Darker −30%#1A2740
Darker −40%#0B111C
More saturated +25%#2961CA
Less saturated −25%#65738E

Channel breakdown

R71
G106
B172
Red71 (27.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue219.21°
Saturation (HSL)41.56%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 6A · B AC

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