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Colour

#484D5C

  • #484D5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484D5C is a blue with RGB values 72, 77, 92 and HSL 225°, 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

#484D5C#484D5C
HEX#484D5C
RGBrgb(72, 77, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.302, 0.3608
RGB percentages28.2%, 30.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(225, 12.2%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 21.7%, 36.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 16.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,396
CSS custom property--colour: #484D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B7B2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#474C5Cno 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 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5748
Analogous#48575C, #4D485C
Triadic#5C484D, #4D5C48
Split complementary#5C4D48, #575C48
Tetradic#5C4857, #5C5748, #485C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB4C1
Lighter +30%#9399AA
Lighter +20%#767E94
Lighter +10%#5E6579
Darker −10%#32353F
Darker −20%#1B1D23
Darker −30%#050506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#334371
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R72
G77
B92
Red72 (28.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4D · B 5C

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