Phantom blue splodge on iMac 27"

On receiving my new iMac today and proceeding with some light photo editing I noticed a phantom blue splodge on the screen in the black area of the photo. It only appears on darker coloured backgrounds and I don't believe it to be a stuck pixel or anything of the like.
It's annoying as it's fairly centrally located and I bought the iMac with the intention of using as a photo editing rig.
I'm at a loss to what it could be. It's indistinguishable on bright backgrounds which led me to believe it may have something to do with the LED blacklight. A google search has found no useful results. I've tried colour sync utility
Help appreciated.
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