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Colour

#479AFF

  • #479AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#479AFF is a blue with RGB values 71, 154, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#479AFF#479AFF
HEX#479AFF
RGBrgb(71, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages27.8%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.9, 100%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 72.2%, 100%)
CMYK72.2%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,692,735
CSS custom property--colour: #479AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B86500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D91FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAC47
Analogous#47F6FF, #5047FF
Triadic#FF479A, #9AFF47
Split complementary#FF5047, #F6FF47
Tetradic#FF47F6, #FFAC47, #47FF50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EEFF
Lighter +20%#ADD2FF
Lighter +10%#7AB6FF
Darker −10%#147EFF
Darker −20%#0065E0
Darker −30%#004EAD
Darker −40%#00377A
More saturated +25%#479AFF
Less saturated −25%#5E9CE8

Channel breakdown

R71
G154
B255
Red71 (27.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9A · B FF

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