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Colour

#484D5B

  • #484D5B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484D5B is a blue with RGB values 72, 77, 91 and HSL 224°, 12%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#484D5B#484D5B
HEX#484D5B
RGBrgb(72, 77, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.302, 0.3569
RGB percentages28.2%, 30.2%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(224.2, 11.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 20.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK20.9%, 15.4%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,395
CSS custom property--colour: #484D5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B7B2A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494E5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#474C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#435052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2Dim grey · ΔE 14.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5648
Analogous#48575B, #4D485B
Triadic#5B484D, #4D5B48
Split complementary#5B4D48, #575B48
Tetradic#5B4856, #5B5648, #485B4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB4C0
Lighter +30%#9399A9
Lighter +20%#767E93
Lighter +10%#5F6577
Darker −10%#31353F
Darker −20%#1B1D22
Darker −30%#040506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34436F
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R72
G77
B91
Red72 (28.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)11.66%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4D · B 5B

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