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Recognised as Colour

#484EAD

  • #484EAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#484EAD is a blue with RGB values 72, 78, 173 and HSL 236°, 41%, 48%. 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

#484EAD#484EAD
HEX#484EAD
RGBrgb(72, 78, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3059, 0.6784
RGB percentages28.2%, 30.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(236.4, 41.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 58.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK58.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,733
CSS custom property--colour: #484EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B7B152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E5DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#036476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA748
Analogous#4880AD, #7548AD
Triadic#AD484E, #4EAD48
Split complementary#AD7548, #81AD48
Tetradic#AD4880, #ADA748, #48AD75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D5ED
Lighter +30%#B0B3DE
Lighter +20%#8C90CF
Lighter +10%#686DC0
Darker −10%#393E89
Darker −20%#2A2E65
Darker −30%#1B1D41
Darker −40%#0C0D1D
More saturated +25%#2933CC
Less saturated −25%#67698E

Channel breakdown

R72
G78
B173
Red72 (28.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue236.44°
Saturation (HSL)41.22%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4E · B AD

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