Recognised as Colour

#479CCD

#479CCD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#479CCD is a blue with RGB values 71, 156, 205 and HSL 202°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#479CCD#479CCD

HEX#479CCD

RGBrgb(71, 156, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6118, 0.8039

RGB percentages27.8%, 61.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(201.9, 57.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 65.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK65.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,693,197

CSS custom property--colour: #479CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#B86332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#859BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#738ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19 Sky blue · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD7847

Analogous#47CDBB, #4759CD

Triadic#CD479C, #9CCD47

Split complementary#CD4759, #CDBB47

Tetradic#BB47CD, #CD7847, #59CD47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7F2F9

Lighter +30%#BFDDEE

Lighter +20%#97C7E3

Lighter +10%#6FB2D8

Darker −10%#3082B1

Darker −20%#256489

Darker −30%#1A4761

Darker −40%#0F2A39

More saturated +25%#2AA4EA

Less saturated −25%#6494B0

Channel breakdown

R71

G156

B205

Red71 (27.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue201.94°

Saturation (HSL)57.26%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 9C · B CD

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