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Recognised as Colour

#48496D

  • #48496D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#48496D is a blue with RGB values 72, 73, 109 and HSL 238°, 20%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#48496D#48496D
HEX#48496D
RGBrgb(72, 73, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2863, 0.4275
RGB percentages28.2%, 28.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(238.4, 20.4%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 33.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK33.9%, 33%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,389
CSS custom property--colour: #48496D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B7B692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E4D6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#3E5056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 25.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6C48
Analogous#485C6D, #59486D
Triadic#6D4849, #496D48
Split complementary#6D5A48, #5B6D48
Tetradic#6D485C, #6D6C48, #486D5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B4CD
Lighter +30%#9596B9
Lighter +20%#7678A5
Lighter +10%#5C5E8C
Darker −10%#34344E
Darker −20%#1F2030
Darker −30%#0B0B11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#313484
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R72
G73
B109
Red72 (28.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue238.38°
Saturation (HSL)20.44%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 49 · B 6D

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