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Colour

#4848D3

  • #4848D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4848D3 is a blue with RGB values 72, 72, 211 and HSL 240°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4848D3#4848D3
HEX#4848D3
RGBrgb(72, 72, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2824, 0.8275
RGB percentages28.2%, 28.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(240, 61.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 65.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK65.9%, 65.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,235
CSS custom property--colour: #4848D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B7B72C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3D348
Analogous#488ED3, #8E48D3
Triadic#D34848, #48D348
Split complementary#D38E48, #8ED348
Tetradic#D3488E, #D3D348, #48D38E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECECFB
Lighter +30%#C3C3F1
Lighter +20%#9A9AE7
Lighter +10%#7171DD
Darker −10%#2D2DBB
Darker −20%#232392
Darker −30%#191969
Darker −40%#0F0F40
More saturated +25%#2C2CEF
Less saturated −25%#6464B7

Channel breakdown

R72
G72
B211
Red72 (28.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)61.23%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 48 · B D3

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