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Colour

#480FFF

  • #480FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#480FFF is a blue with RGB values 72, 15, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#480FFF#480FFF
HEX#480FFF
RGBrgb(72, 15, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0588, 1
RGB percentages28.2%, 5.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.3, 100%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 94.1%, 100%)
CMYK71.8%, 94.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,722,687
CSS custom property--colour: #480FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B7F000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.1Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 29Dark violet · ΔE 31.7Dark orchid · ΔE 44.4Dark blue · ΔE 48.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FF0F
Analogous#0F4EFF, #C00FFF
Triadic#FF480F, #0FFF48
Split complementary#FFC00F, #4EFF0F
Tetradic#FF0F4E, #C6FF0F, #0FFFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DBFF
Lighter +30%#BDA8FF
Lighter +20%#9675FF
Lighter +10%#6F42FF
Darker −10%#3400DB
Darker −20%#2800A8
Darker −30%#1C0075
Darker −40%#100042
More saturated +25%#480FFF
Less saturated −25%#582DE1

Channel breakdown

R72
G15
B255
Red72 (28.2%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 0F · B FF

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