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Recognised as Colour

#476AAD

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

#476AAD is a blue with RGB values 71, 106, 173 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

#476AAD#476AAD
HEX#476AAD
RGBrgb(71, 106, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4157, 0.6784
RGB percentages27.8%, 41.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(219.4, 41.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 59%, 67.8%)
CMYK59%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,680,365
CSS custom property--colour: #476AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B89552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E70B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4067ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8A47
Analogous#479DAD, #5747AD
Triadic#AD476A, #6AAD47
Split complementary#AD5747, #9DAD47
Tetradic#AD479D, #AD8A47, #47AD57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DCED
Lighter +30%#AFBFDE
Lighter +20%#8BA2CF
Lighter +10%#6785C0
Darker −10%#385489
Darker −20%#293E65
Darker −30%#1A2841
Darker −40%#0C111C
More saturated +25%#2960CC
Less saturated −25%#66748F

Channel breakdown

R71
G106
B173
Red71 (27.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue219.41°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 6A · B AD

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