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Recognised as Colour

#48475A

  • #48475A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#48475A is a blue with RGB values 72, 71, 90 and HSL 243°, 12%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#48475A#48475A
HEX#48475A
RGBrgb(72, 71, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2784, 0.3529
RGB percentages28.2%, 27.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(243.2, 11.8%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 21.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK20%, 21.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,736,858
CSS custom property--colour: #48475A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B7B8A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42495Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#424859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#444A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595A47
Analogous#47505A, #52475A
Triadic#5A4847, #475A48
Split complementary#5A5247, #505A47
Tetradic#5A4750, #595A47, #475A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFAEBF
Lighter +30%#9391A9
Lighter +20%#767592
Lighter +10%#5F5D77
Darker −10%#31313D
Darker −20%#1A1A21
Darker −30%#040404
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36336E
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R72
G71
B90
Red72 (28.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue243.16°
Saturation (HSL)11.8%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 47 · B 5A

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