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Recognised as Colour

#476EAC

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

#476EAC is a blue with RGB values 71, 110, 172 and HSL 217°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#476EAC#476EAC
HEX#476EAC
RGBrgb(71, 110, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4314, 0.6745
RGB percentages27.8%, 43.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(216.8, 41.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 58.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK58.7%, 36%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,681,388
CSS custom property--colour: #476EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B89153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5473AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4769ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC8547
Analogous#47A0AC, #5347AC
Triadic#AC476E, #6EAC47
Split complementary#AC5347, #A1AC47
Tetradic#AC47A0, #AC8547, #47AC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DDED
Lighter +30%#AEC1DE
Lighter +20%#8AA5CF
Lighter +10%#6689C0
Darker −10%#385788
Darker −20%#294064
Darker −30%#1A2940
Darker −40%#0B121C
More saturated +25%#2967CA
Less saturated −25%#65758E

Channel breakdown

R71
G110
B172
Red71 (27.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue216.83°
Saturation (HSL)41.56%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 6E · B AC

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