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Recognised as Colour

#477CBC

  • #477CBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#477CBC is a blue with RGB values 71, 124, 188 and HSL 213°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#477CBC#477CBC
HEX#477CBC
RGBrgb(71, 124, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4863, 0.7373
RGB percentages27.8%, 48.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(212.8, 46.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 62.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK62.2%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,684,988
CSS custom property--colour: #477CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#B88343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6180BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5175BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008B93no 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 text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8747
Analogous#47B7BC, #4C47BC
Triadic#BC477C, #7CBC47
Split complementary#BC4C47, #B6BC47
Tetradic#BC47B7, #BC8747, #47BC4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE6F2
Lighter +30%#B7CCE5
Lighter +20%#92B1D7
Lighter +10%#6C97CA
Darker −10%#386398
Darker −20%#2A4B73
Darker −30%#1C334E
Darker −40%#0F1A28
More saturated +25%#2879DB
Less saturated −25%#667F9D

Channel breakdown

R71
G124
B188
Red71 (27.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue212.82°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 7C · B BC

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