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Recognised as Colour

#477DE0

  • #477DE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#477DE0 is a blue with RGB values 71, 125, 224 and HSL 219°, 71%, 58%. 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

#477DE0#477DE0
HEX#477DE0
RGBrgb(71, 125, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.4902, 0.8784
RGB percentages27.8%, 49%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(218.8, 71.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 68.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK68.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,685,280
CSS custom property--colour: #477DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#B8821F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C87E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3079DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0AA47
Analogous#47CAE0, #5D47E0
Triadic#E0477D, #7DE047
Split complementary#E05D47, #CAE047
Tetradic#E047CA, #E0AA47, #47E05D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FD
Lighter +30%#CADAF6
Lighter +20%#9EBBEF
Lighter +10%#739CE7
Darker −10%#2360D1
Darker −20%#1C4CA5
Darker −30%#14387A
Darker −40%#0D244E
More saturated +25%#2C75FB
Less saturated −25%#6285C5

Channel breakdown

R71
G125
B224
Red71 (27.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.16%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 7D · B E0

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