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Recognised as Colour

#484D63

  • #484D63
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#484D63 is a blue with RGB values 72, 77, 99 and HSL 229°, 16%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#484D63#484D63
HEX#484D63
RGBrgb(72, 77, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.302, 0.3882
RGB percentages28.2%, 30.2%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(228.9, 15.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 27.3%, 38.8%)
CMYK27.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,403
CSS custom property--colour: #484D63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B7B29C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474F64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#454D62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#415154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Gray · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#635E48
Analogous#485B63, #514863
Triadic#63484D, #4D6348
Split complementary#635148, #5B6348
Tetradic#63485B, #635E48, #486351

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1B5C6
Lighter +30%#9399B1
Lighter +20%#767D9B
Lighter +10%#5D6481
Darker −10%#333645
Darker −20%#1D1F28
Darker −30%#08080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#334078
Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R72
G77
B99
Red72 (28.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue228.89°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4D · B 63

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