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Colour

#479AEB

  • #479AEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#479AEB is a blue with RGB values 71, 154, 235 and HSL 210°, 80%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#479AEB#479AEB
HEX#479AEB
RGBrgb(71, 154, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6039, 0.9216
RGB percentages27.8%, 60.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(209.6, 80.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 69.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK69.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,692,715
CSS custom property--colour: #479AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B86514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#769EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8Royal blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB9847
Analogous#47EBEA, #4748EB
Triadic#EB479A, #9AEB47
Split complementary#EB4748, #EBEA47
Tetradic#EA47EB, #EB9847, #48EB47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1E6FA
Lighter +20%#A3CDF5
Lighter +10%#75B3F0
Darker −10%#1981E6
Darker −20%#1467B8
Darker −30%#0F4D8A
Darker −40%#0A345C
More saturated +25%#339AFF
Less saturated −25%#619AD2

Channel breakdown

R71
G154
B235
Red71 (27.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue209.63°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9A · B EB

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