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Recognised as Colour

#479ECF

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

#479ECF is a blue with RGB values 71, 158, 207 and HSL 202°, 59%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#479ECF#479ECF
HEX#479ECF
RGBrgb(71, 158, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6196, 0.8118
RGB percentages27.8%, 62%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(201.6, 58.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 65.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK65.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,693,711
CSS custom property--colour: #479ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B86130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7490CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7847
Analogous#47CFBC, #475ACF
Triadic#CF479E, #9ECF47
Split complementary#CF475A, #CFBC47
Tetradic#BC47CF, #CF7847, #5ACF47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F3F9
Lighter +30%#C0DEEF
Lighter +20%#98C9E4
Lighter +10%#6FB3DA
Darker −10%#2F84B4
Darker −20%#24668C
Darker −30%#1A4963
Darker −40%#0F2B3B
More saturated +25%#2AA6EC
Less saturated −25%#6496B2

Channel breakdown

R71
G158
B207
Red71 (27.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue201.62°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9E · B CF

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