Recognised as Colour

#482AFF

#482AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#482AFF is a blue with RGB values 72, 42, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#482AFF#482AFF

HEX#482AFF

RGBrgb(72, 42, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1647, 1

RGB percentages28.2%, 16.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(248.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK71.8%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,729,599

CSS custom property--colour: #482AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#B7D500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 14.4 Medium blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23.4 Dark violet · ΔE 28 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.5 Dark blue · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1FF2A

Analogous#2A77FF, #B22AFF

Triadic#FF482A, #2AFF48

Split complementary#FFB22A, #77FF2A

Tetradic#FF2A77, #E1FF2A, #2AFFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F6FF

Lighter +30%#CBC3FF

Lighter +20%#A090FF

Lighter +10%#745DFF

Darker −10%#2300F6

Darker −20%#1B00C3

Darker −30%#140090

Darker −40%#0D005D

More saturated +25%#482AFF

Less saturated −25%#5B45E4

Channel breakdown

R72

G42

B255

Red72 (28.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue248.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 2A · B FF

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