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Recognised as Colour

#7470AD

  • #7470AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7470AD is a blue with RGB values 116, 112, 173 and HSL 244°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7470AD#7470AD
HEX#7470AD
RGBrgb(116, 112, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4392, 0.6784
RGB percentages45.5%, 43.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(243.9, 27.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 35.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 35.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,631,021
CSS custom property--colour: #7470AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#8B8F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E78AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D75ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#667B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AD70
Analogous#708BAD, #9370AD
Triadic#AD7470, #70AD74
Split complementary#AD9370, #8BAD70
Tetradic#AD708B, #A9AD70, #70AD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F2F7
Lighter +30%#D3D1E5
Lighter +20%#B3B1D2
Lighter +10%#9490C0
Darker −10%#595595
Darker −20%#464374
Darker −30%#323054
Darker −40%#1F1E33
More saturated +25%#5C54C9
Less saturated −25%#8C8C91

Channel breakdown

R116
G112
B173
Red116 (45.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue243.93°
Saturation (HSL)27.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 70 · B AD

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