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Recognised as Colour

#479DD0

  • #479DD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#479DD0 is a blue with RGB values 71, 157, 208 and HSL 202°, 59%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#479DD0#479DD0
HEX#479DD0
RGBrgb(71, 157, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6157, 0.8157
RGB percentages27.8%, 61.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(202.3, 59.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 65.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK65.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,693,456
CSS custom property--colour: #479DD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B8622F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#728FCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D07A47
Analogous#47D0BE, #4759D0
Triadic#D0479D, #9DD047
Split complementary#D04759, #D0BF47
Tetradic#BE47D0, #D07A47, #59D047

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F4FA
Lighter +30%#C1DEEF
Lighter +20%#98C8E5
Lighter +10%#70B3DA
Darker −10%#2E83B6
Darker −20%#24668D
Darker −30%#1A4964
Darker −40%#0F2B3C
More saturated +25%#2AA4ED
Less saturated −25%#6496B3

Channel breakdown

R71
G157
B208
Red71 (27.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue202.34°
Saturation (HSL)59.31%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9D · B D0

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