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Colour

#478DEB

  • #478DEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#478DEB is a blue with RGB values 71, 141, 235 and HSL 214°, 80%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#478DEB#478DEB
HEX#478DEB
RGBrgb(71, 141, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.5529, 0.9216
RGB percentages27.8%, 55.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(214.4, 80.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 69.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK69.8%, 40%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,689,387
CSS custom property--colour: #478DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B87214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6195EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4785E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA547
Analogous#47DFEB, #5347EB
Triadic#EB478D, #8DEB47
Split complementary#EB5347, #DFEB47
Tetradic#EB47DF, #EBA547, #47EB53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1E3FA
Lighter +20%#A3C6F5
Lighter +10%#75AAF0
Darker −10%#1971E6
Darker −20%#145AB8
Darker −30%#0F448A
Darker −40%#0A2D5C
More saturated +25%#338AFF
Less saturated −25%#6191D2

Channel breakdown

R71
G141
B235
Red71 (27.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue214.39°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 8D · B EB

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