Recognised as Colour

#485B84

#485B84
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#485B84 is a blue with RGB values 72, 91, 132 and HSL 221°, 29%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#485B84

RGBrgb(72, 91, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3569, 0.5176

RGB percentages28.2%, 35.7%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(221, 29.4%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221, 45.5%, 51.8%)

CMYK45.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,742,020

CSS custom property--colour: #485B84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#B7A47B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5E86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#465983no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#32646Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#847148

Analogous#487984, #534884

Triadic#84485B, #5B8448

Split complementary#845348, #798448

Tetradic#844879, #847148, #488453

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC7DB

Lighter +30%#9CAAC9

Lighter +20%#7B8EB7

Lighter +10%#5A72A5

Darker −10%#364463

Darker −20%#242E42

Darker −30%#121721

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F529E

Less saturated −25%#62646B

Channel breakdown

R72

G91

B132

Red72 (28.2%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue221°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 5B · B 84

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Colour values

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