Recognised as Colour

#481ED5

#481ED5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#481ED5 is a blue with RGB values 72, 30, 213 and HSL 254°, 75%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#481ED5

RGBrgb(72, 30, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1176, 0.8353

RGB percentages28.2%, 11.8%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(253.8, 75.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 85.9%, 83.5%)

CMYK66.2%, 85.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,726,485

CSS custom property--colour: #481ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#B7E12A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7 Dark blue · ΔE 26.9 Blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ABD51E

Analogous#1E50D5, #A31ED5

Triadic#D5481E, #1ED548

Split complementary#D5A31E, #50D51E

Tetradic#D51E50, #ABD51E, #1ED5A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3C8F7

Lighter +30%#AF9BF1

Lighter +20%#8B6EEB

Lighter +10%#6742E4

Darker −10%#3918A8

Darker −20%#2A117C

Darker −30%#1B0B4F

Darker −40%#0C0522

More saturated +25%#3800F3

Less saturated −25%#583CB7

Channel breakdown

R72

G30

B213

Red72 (28.2%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue253.77°

Saturation (HSL)75.31%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 1E · B D5

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