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Recognised as Colour

#478CF2

  • #478CF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#478CF2 is a blue with RGB values 71, 140, 242 and HSL 216°, 87%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#478CF2#478CF2
HEX#478CF2
RGBrgb(71, 140, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.549, 0.949
RGB percentages27.8%, 54.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(215.8, 86.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 70.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK70.7%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,689,138
CSS custom property--colour: #478CF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B8730D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B95F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D85F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2AD47
Analogous#47E2F2, #5847F2
Triadic#F2478C, #8CF247
Split complementary#F25847, #E2F247
Tetradic#F247E2, #F2AD47, #47F258

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6E5FC
Lighter +20%#A6C8F9
Lighter +10%#77AAF5
Darker −10%#176EEF
Darker −20%#0E58C5
Darker −30%#0B4395
Darker −40%#072D66
More saturated +25%#3A89FF
Less saturated −25%#6091D9

Channel breakdown

R71
G140
B242
Red71 (27.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue215.79°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 8C · B F2

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