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Colour

#477CE4

  • #477CE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#477CE4 is a blue with RGB values 71, 124, 228 and HSL 220°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#477CE4#477CE4
HEX#477CE4
RGBrgb(71, 124, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4863, 0.8941
RGB percentages27.8%, 48.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(219.7, 74.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 68.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK68.9%, 45.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,685,028
CSS custom property--colour: #477CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B8831B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4787E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2679E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4AF47
Analogous#47CBE4, #6047E4
Triadic#E4477C, #7CE447
Split complementary#E46047, #CBE447
Tetradic#E447CB, #E4AF47, #47E460

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFE
Lighter +30%#CCDBF8
Lighter +20%#A0BBF1
Lighter +10%#739CEB
Darker −10%#205ED8
Darker −20%#194BAC
Darker −30%#13377F
Darker −40%#0C2453
More saturated +25%#2D73FE
Less saturated −25%#6185CA

Channel breakdown

R71
G124
B228
Red71 (27.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue219.75°
Saturation (HSL)74.41%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 7C · B E4

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