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Recognised as Colour

#483BC4

  • #483BC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#483BC4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 59, 196 and HSL 246°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#483BC4#483BC4
HEX#483BC4
RGBrgb(72, 59, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2314, 0.7686
RGB percentages28.2%, 23.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(245.7, 53.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 69.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK63.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,733,892
CSS custom property--colour: #483BC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B7C43B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00607Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 22.6Navy · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7C43B
Analogous#3B72C4, #8C3BC4
Triadic#C4483B, #3BC448
Split complementary#C48D3B, #72C43B
Tetradic#C43B73, #B7C43B, #3BC48D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAD8F3
Lighter +30%#B6B1E7
Lighter +20%#9189DC
Lighter +10%#6D62D0
Darker −10%#3A2F9D
Darker −20%#2B2376
Darker −30%#1D184E
Darker −40%#0E0C27
More saturated +25%#2E1BE4
Less saturated −25%#625BA4

Channel breakdown

R72
G59
B196
Red72 (28.2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue245.69°
Saturation (HSL)53.73%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3B · B C4

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