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Recognised as Colour

#479BFC

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

#479BFC is a blue with RGB values 71, 155, 252 and HSL 212°, 97%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#479BFC#479BFC
HEX#479BFC
RGBrgb(71, 155, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6078, 0.9882
RGB percentages27.8%, 60.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(212.2, 96.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 71.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK71.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,692,988
CSS custom property--colour: #479BFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B86403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5291FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA847
Analogous#47F6FC, #4D47FC
Triadic#FC479B, #9BFC47
Split complementary#FC4E47, #F5FC47
Tetradic#FC47F6, #FCA847, #47FC4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEDFE
Lighter +20%#ABD2FE
Lighter +10%#79B6FD
Darker −10%#1580FB
Darker −20%#0467D9
Darker −30%#034FA7
Darker −40%#023775
More saturated +25%#449BFF
Less saturated −25%#5E9DE5

Channel breakdown

R71
G155
B252
Red71 (27.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue212.15°
Saturation (HSL)96.79%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9B · B FC

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