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Recognised as Colour

#477FC8

  • #477FC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#477FC8 is a blue with RGB values 71, 127, 200 and HSL 214°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#477FC8#477FC8
HEX#477FC8
RGBrgb(71, 127, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.498, 0.7843
RGB percentages27.8%, 49.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(214, 54%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 64.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK64.5%, 36.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,685,768
CSS custom property--colour: #477FC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#B88037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F84CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D78C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 30Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89047
Analogous#47C0C8, #5047C8
Triadic#C8477F, #7FC847
Split complementary#C85047, #C0C847
Tetradic#C847C0, #C89047, #47C850

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4ECF7
Lighter +30%#BDD1EB
Lighter +20%#96B6DF
Lighter +10%#6E9AD4
Darker −10%#3366A9
Darker −20%#274E82
Darker −30%#1B375B
Darker −40%#0F1F34
More saturated +25%#297BE6
Less saturated −25%#6583AA

Channel breakdown

R71
G127
B200
Red71 (27.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue213.95°
Saturation (HSL)53.97%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 7F · B C8

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