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Recognised as Colour

#484C79

  • #484C79
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#484C79 is a blue with RGB values 72, 76, 121 and HSL 235°, 25%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#484C79#484C79
HEX#484C79
RGBrgb(72, 76, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.298, 0.4745
RGB percentages28.2%, 29.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(235.1, 25.4%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 40.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK40.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,169
CSS custom property--colour: #484C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B7B386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D517Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4E78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3A555Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#797548
Analogous#486579, #5D4879
Triadic#79484C, #4C7948
Split complementary#795C48, #657948
Tetradic#794865, #797548, #48795C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8BAD5
Lighter +30%#989CC2
Lighter +20%#787DAF
Lighter +10%#5B6099
Darker −10%#353859
Darker −20%#222439
Darker −30%#0F1019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#303891
Less saturated −25%#606061

Channel breakdown

R72
G76
B121
Red72 (28.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue235.1°
Saturation (HSL)25.39%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4C · B 79

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