Colour

#48597F

#48597F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#48597F is a blue with RGB values 72, 89, 127 and HSL 221°, 28%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#48597F

RGBrgb(72, 89, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.349, 0.498

RGB percentages28.2%, 34.9%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(221.5, 27.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 43.3%, 49.8%)

CMYK43.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,741,503

CSS custom property--colour: #48597F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.7 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#585858

Inverted#B7A680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5C81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#46577Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#356166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 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

Steel blue · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F6E48

Analogous#48747F, #53487F

Triadic#7F4859, #597F48

Split complementary#7F5348, #747F48

Tetradic#7F4874, #7F6E48, #487F53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC4D8

Lighter +30%#9AA8C6

Lighter +20%#7A8BB3

Lighter +10%#5A70A0

Darker −10%#36425E

Darker −20%#232B3E

Darker −30%#11151D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F5098

Less saturated −25%#616266

Channel breakdown

R72

G89

B127

Red72 (28.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue221.45°

Saturation (HSL)27.64%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 59 · B 7F

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