Colour

#482DE6

#482DE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#482DE6 is a blue with RGB values 72, 45, 230 and HSL 249°, 79%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#482DE6

RGBrgb(72, 45, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1765, 0.902

RGB percentages28.2%, 17.6%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(248.8, 78.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 80.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK68.7%, 80.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,730,342

CSS custom property--colour: #482DE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#B7D219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00678Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.4 Blue violet · ΔE 16 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Blue · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6 Dark blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBE62D

Analogous#2D6EE6, #A42DE6

Triadic#E6482D, #2DE648

Split complementary#E6A52D, #6EE62D

Tetradic#E62D6F, #CBE62D, #2DE6A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E3FC

Lighter +30%#BFB6F6

Lighter +20%#9788F1

Lighter +10%#705BEB

Darker −10%#3218C8

Darker −20%#26129B

Darker −30%#1B0D6D

Darker −40%#10083F

More saturated +25%#3614FF

Less saturated −25%#5D4AC9

Channel breakdown

R72

G45

B230

Red72 (28.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue248.76°

Saturation (HSL)78.72%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 2D · B E6

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