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Recognised as Colour

#479ED7

  • #479ED7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#479ED7 is a blue with RGB values 71, 158, 215 and HSL 204°, 64%, 56%. 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

#479ED7#479ED7
HEX#479ED7
RGBrgb(71, 158, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6196, 0.8431
RGB percentages27.8%, 62%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(203.7, 64.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 67%, 84.3%)
CMYK67%, 26.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,693,719
CSS custom property--colour: #479ED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B86128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7090D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78047
Analogous#47D7C8, #4756D7
Triadic#D7479E, #9ED747
Split complementary#D74756, #D7C847
Tetradic#C847D7, #D78047, #56D747

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6FB
Lighter +30%#C5E0F2
Lighter +20%#9BCAE9
Lighter +10%#71B4E0
Darker −10%#2A85C1
Darker −20%#216897
Darker −30%#184B6D
Darker −40%#0F2E43
More saturated +25%#2BA4F3
Less saturated −25%#6398BB

Channel breakdown

R71
G158
B215
Red71 (27.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue203.75°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9E · B D7

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