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Recognised as Colour

#484B59

  • #484B59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484B59 is a blue with RGB values 72, 75, 89 and HSL 229°, 11%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#484B59#484B59
HEX#484B59
RGBrgb(72, 75, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2941, 0.349
RGB percentages28.2%, 29.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(229.4, 10.6%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 19.1%, 34.9%)
CMYK19.1%, 15.7%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,881
CSS custom property--colour: #484B59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B7B4A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474C5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#464B59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#444D50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595648
Analogous#485459, #4E4859
Triadic#59484B, #4B5948
Split complementary#594E48, #545948
Tetradic#594854, #595648, #48594D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB2BE
Lighter +30%#9396A7
Lighter +20%#767B91
Lighter +10%#5F6375
Darker −10%#31333D
Darker −20%#1A1B21
Darker −30%#040404
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#343E6D
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R72
G75
B89
Red72 (28.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)10.56%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4B · B 59

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