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Recognised as Colour

#48546A

  • #48546A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#48546A is a blue with RGB values 72, 84, 106 and HSL 219°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#48546A#48546A
HEX#48546A
RGBrgb(72, 84, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3294, 0.4157
RGB percentages28.2%, 32.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(218.8, 19.1%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 32.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK32.1%, 20.8%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,740,202
CSS custom property--colour: #48546A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#B7AB95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D556Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#495269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3E585Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A5E48
Analogous#48656A, #4D486A
Triadic#6A4854, #546A48
Split complementary#6A4D48, #656A48
Tetradic#6A4865, #6A5E48, #486A4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BBCB
Lighter +30%#94A0B7
Lighter +20%#7686A2
Lighter +10%#5D6C88
Darker −10%#333C4C
Darker −20%#1F242D
Darker −30%#0A0C0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#324D80
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R72
G84
B106
Red72 (28.2%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.1%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 54 · B 6A

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