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Recognised as Colour

#476BAA

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

#476BAA is a blue with RGB values 71, 107, 170 and HSL 218°, 41%, 47%. 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

#476BAA#476BAA
HEX#476BAA
RGBrgb(71, 107, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4196, 0.6667
RGB percentages27.8%, 42%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(218.2, 41.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 58.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK58.2%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,680,618
CSS custom property--colour: #476BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14757WCAG 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 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#B89455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5170ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4467A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8647
Analogous#479CAA, #5547AA
Triadic#AA476B, #6BAA47
Split complementary#AA5547, #9CAA47
Tetradic#AA479C, #AA8647, #47AA54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DBEC
Lighter +30%#ADBFDD
Lighter +20%#89A2CE
Lighter +10%#6586BF
Darker −10%#385486
Darker −20%#293E62
Darker −30%#1A273E
Darker −40%#0B101A
More saturated +25%#2963C8
Less saturated −25%#65738C

Channel breakdown

R71
G107
B170
Red71 (27.8%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)41.08%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 6B · B AA

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