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Recognised as Colour

#484FAF

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

#484FAF is a blue with RGB values 72, 79, 175 and HSL 236°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#484FAF#484FAF
HEX#484FAF
RGBrgb(72, 79, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3098, 0.6863
RGB percentages28.2%, 31%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(235.9, 41.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 58.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK58.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,991
CSS custom property--colour: #484FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#B7B050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E5EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA848
Analogous#4882AF, #7548AF
Triadic#AF484F, #4FAF48
Split complementary#AF7548, #82AF48
Tetradic#AF4882, #AFA848, #48AF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D7EE
Lighter +30%#B1B4DF
Lighter +20%#8D91D0
Lighter +10%#696FC1
Darker −10%#393F8B
Darker −20%#2A2E67
Darker −30%#1B1E43
Darker −40%#0D0E1E
More saturated +25%#2934CE
Less saturated −25%#676A90

Channel breakdown

R72
G79
B175
Red72 (28.2%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue235.92°
Saturation (HSL)41.7%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4F · B AF

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