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Colour

#48425E

  • #48425E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#48425E is a blue with RGB values 72, 66, 94 and HSL 253°, 18%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#48425E#48425E
HEX#48425E
RGBrgb(72, 66, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2588, 0.3686
RGB percentages28.2%, 25.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(252.9, 17.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 29.8%, 36.9%)
CMYK23.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,735,582
CSS custom property--colour: #48425E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B7BDA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B465Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C455Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#44474Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Gray · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#585E42
Analogous#424A5E, #56425E
Triadic#5E4842, #425E48
Split complementary#5E5642, #4A5E42
Tetradic#5E424A, #585E42, #425E56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFA9C3
Lighter +30%#938BAE
Lighter +20%#776D99
Lighter +10%#5F577C
Darker −10%#312D40
Darker −20%#1A1822
Darker −30%#030304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D2E72
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R72
G66
B94
Red72 (28.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)17.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 42 · B 5E

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