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Colour

#48417B

  • #48417B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#48417B is a blue with RGB values 72, 65, 123 and HSL 247°, 31%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#48417B#48417B
HEX#48417B
RGBrgb(72, 65, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2549, 0.4824
RGB percentages28.2%, 25.5%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(247.2, 30.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 47.2%, 48.2%)
CMYK41.5%, 47.2%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,735,355
CSS custom property--colour: #48417B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B7BE84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C4A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B477Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3A4D58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Slate blue · ΔE 34.3Medium purple · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#747B41
Analogous#41577B, #65417B
Triadic#7B4841, #417B48
Split complementary#7B6541, #577B41
Tetradic#7B4157, #747B41, #417B65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B2D6
Lighter +30%#9790C5
Lighter +20%#776FB3
Lighter +10%#5C539C
Darker −10%#342F5A
Darker −20%#211E38
Darker −30%#0D0C17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#362993
Less saturated −25%#5A5964

Channel breakdown

R72
G65
B123
Red72 (28.2%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue247.24°
Saturation (HSL)30.85%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 41 · B 7B

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