Colour

#484DE4

#484DE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#484DE4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 77, 228 and HSL 238°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#484DE4

RGBrgb(72, 77, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.302, 0.8941

RGB percentages28.2%, 30.2%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(238.1, 74.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 68.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK68.4%, 66.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,738,532

CSS custom property--colour: #484DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B7B21B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.7 Royal blue · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 26 Dark blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4DF48

Analogous#489BE4, #9148E4

Triadic#E4484D, #4DE448

Split complementary#E49148, #9BE448

Tetradic#E4489B, #E4DF48, #48E491

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFAFE

Lighter +30%#CDCFF8

Lighter +20%#A1A3F1

Lighter +10%#7478EB

Darker −10%#2026D9

Darker −20%#191EAD

Darker −30%#131680

Darker −40%#0C0F54

More saturated +25%#2E34FE

Less saturated −25%#6266CA

Channel breakdown

R72

G77

B228

Red72 (28.2%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue238.08°

Saturation (HSL)74.29%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 4D · B E4

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