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Recognised as Colour

#483CBB

  • #483CBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#483CBB is a blue with RGB values 72, 60, 187 and HSL 246°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#483CBB#483CBB
HEX#483CBB
RGBrgb(72, 60, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2353, 0.7333
RGB percentages28.2%, 23.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(245.7, 51.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 67.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK61.5%, 67.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,734,139
CSS custom property--colour: #483CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B7C344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Dark blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFBB3C
Analogous#3C70BB, #873CBB
Triadic#BB483C, #3CBB48
Split complementary#BB873C, #70BB3C
Tetradic#BB3C70, #AFBB3C, #3CBB87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D2F1
Lighter +30%#B1ACE4
Lighter +20%#8D85D8
Lighter +10%#695ECC
Darker −10%#393094
Darker −20%#2A236E
Darker −30%#1B1747
Darker −40%#0D0A21
More saturated +25%#2F1DDA
Less saturated −25%#615B9C

Channel breakdown

R72
G60
B187
Red72 (28.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue245.67°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 3C · B BB

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