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Recognised as Colour

#4858A7

  • #4858A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4858A7 is a blue with RGB values 72, 88, 167 and HSL 230°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4858A7#4858A7
HEX#4858A7
RGBrgb(72, 88, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3451, 0.6549
RGB percentages28.2%, 34.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(229.9, 39.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 56.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK56.9%, 47.3%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,741,287
CSS custom property--colour: #4858A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B7A758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3362AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#265AA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#0F6A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A79748
Analogous#4888A7, #6748A7
Triadic#A74858, #58A748
Split complementary#A76748, #88A748
Tetradic#A74888, #A79748, #48A767

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D5EB
Lighter +30%#ADB4DB
Lighter +20%#8994CC
Lighter +10%#6574BD
Darker −10%#394583
Darker −20%#293260
Darker −30%#1A203C
Darker −40%#0B0D18
More saturated +25%#2A44C5
Less saturated −25%#666C89

Channel breakdown

R72
G88
B167
Red72 (28.2%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue229.89°
Saturation (HSL)39.75%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 58 · B A7

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