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Recognised as Colour

#476CFF

  • #476CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#476CFF is a blue with RGB values 71, 108, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#476CFF#476CFF
HEX#476CFF
RGBrgb(71, 108, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4235, 1
RGB percentages27.8%, 42.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.9, 100%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 72.2%, 100%)
CMYK72.2%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,680,959
CSS custom property--colour: #476CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#B89300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0091ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA47
Analogous#47C8FF, #7E47FF
Triadic#FF476C, #6CFF47
Split complementary#FF7E47, #C8FF47
Tetradic#FF47C8, #FFDA47, #47FF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6FF
Lighter +20%#ADBDFF
Lighter +10%#7A95FF
Darker −10%#1443FF
Darker −20%#002DE0
Darker −30%#0023AD
Darker −40%#00197A
More saturated +25%#476CFF
Less saturated −25%#5E7AE8

Channel breakdown

R71
G108
B255
Red71 (27.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 6C · B FF

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