Colour

#484EAA

#484EAA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#484EAA is a blue with RGB values 72, 78, 170 and HSL 236°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#484EAA#484EAA

HEX#484EAA

RGBrgb(72, 78, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3059, 0.6667

RGB percentages28.2%, 30.6%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(236.3, 40.5%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 57.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK57.6%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,738,730

CSS custom property--colour: #484EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B7B155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#155CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0C6374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5 Slate blue · ΔE 15.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAA448

Analogous#487FAA, #7348AA

Triadic#AA484E, #4EAA48

Split complementary#AA7348, #7FAA48

Tetradic#AA487F, #AAA448, #48AA73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D4EC

Lighter +30%#AEB1DD

Lighter +20%#8A8FCE

Lighter +10%#676CBE

Darker −10%#393E86

Darker −20%#2A2D62

Darker −30%#1A1D3F

Darker −40%#0B0C1B

More saturated +25%#2A33C8

Less saturated −25%#66698C

Channel breakdown

R72

G78

B170

Red72 (28.2%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue236.33°

Saturation (HSL)40.5%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 4E · B AA

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