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Colour

#48368B

  • #48368B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#48368B is a blue with RGB values 72, 54, 139 and HSL 253°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#48368B#48368B
HEX#48368B
RGBrgb(72, 54, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2118, 0.5451
RGB percentages28.2%, 21.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(252.7, 44%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 61.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK48.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,732,555
CSS custom property--colour: #48368B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B7C974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00468Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#32495Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 5.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.2Midnight blue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Indigo · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#798B36
Analogous#364E8B, #73368B
Triadic#8B4836, #368B48
Split complementary#8B7336, #4E8B36
Tetradic#8B364E, #798B36, #368B73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8AEDF
Lighter +30%#9889D1
Lighter +20%#7864C3
Lighter +10%#5B44B0
Darker −10%#352866
Darker −20%#221942
Darker −30%#0F0B1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A1EA3
Less saturated −25%#564E73

Channel breakdown

R72
G54
B139
Red72 (28.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue252.71°
Saturation (HSL)44.04%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 36 · B 8B

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