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Recognised as Colour

#484D68

  • #484D68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#484D68 is a blue with RGB values 72, 77, 104 and HSL 231°, 18%, 35%. 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

#484D68#484D68
HEX#484D68
RGBrgb(72, 77, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.302, 0.4078
RGB percentages28.2%, 30.2%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(230.6, 18.2%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 30.8%, 40.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 26%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,408
CSS custom property--colour: #484D68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B7B297

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455069no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#434D67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#405256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686348
Analogous#485D68, #534868
Triadic#68484D, #4D6848
Split complementary#685348, #5D6848
Tetradic#68485D, #686348, #486853

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B6CA
Lighter +30%#9499B5
Lighter +20%#767CA0
Lighter +10%#5D6386
Darker −10%#33374A
Darker −20%#1E202C
Darker −30%#090A0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#323E7E
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R72
G77
B104
Red72 (28.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue230.63°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4D · B 68

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