Recognised as Colour
#482FB9
- #482FB9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#482FB9 is a blue with RGB values 72, 47, 185 and HSL 251°, 59%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#482FB9#482FB9
HEX#482FB9
RGBrgb(72, 47, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1843, 0.7255
RGB percentages28.2%, 18.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(250.9, 59.5%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 74.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK61.1%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,730,809
CSS custom property--colour: #482FB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B7D046
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0B92F
Analogous#2F5BB9, #8D2FB9
Triadic#B9482F, #2FB948
Split complementary#B98D2F, #5BB92F
Tetradic#B92F5B, #A0B92F, #2FB98D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G47
B185
Red72 (28.2%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue250.87°
Saturation (HSL)59.48%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 2F · B B9
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