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Recognised as Colour

#48426D

  • #48426D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#48426D is a blue with RGB values 72, 66, 109 and HSL 248°, 25%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#48426D#48426D
HEX#48426D
RGBrgb(72, 66, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2588, 0.4275
RGB percentages28.2%, 25.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(248.4, 24.6%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 39.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 39.4%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,735,597
CSS custom property--colour: #48426D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06378WCAG 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 9.23:1
Contrast with white9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B7BD92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#35486Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#35466Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3F4A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 30.6Dim grey · ΔE 31Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676D42
Analogous#42516D, #5E426D
Triadic#6D4842, #426D48
Split complementary#6D5E42, #516D42
Tetradic#6D4252, #676D42, #426D5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2ADCE
Lighter +30%#948EBA
Lighter +20%#766EA7
Lighter +10%#5D558D
Darker −10%#332F4D
Darker −20%#1E1C2D
Darker −30%#09080E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#382C83
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R72
G66
B109
Red72 (28.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue248.37°
Saturation (HSL)24.57%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 42 · B 6D

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