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Recognised as Colour

#485B85

  • #485B85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#485B85 is a blue with RGB values 72, 91, 133 and HSL 221°, 30%, 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

#485B85#485B85
HEX#485B85
RGBrgb(72, 91, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3569, 0.5216
RGB percentages28.2%, 35.7%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(221.3, 29.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 45.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK45.9%, 31.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,021
CSS custom property--colour: #485B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B7A47A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5E87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#455984no 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 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#857248
Analogous#487A85, #534885
Triadic#85485B, #5B8548
Split complementary#855348, #7A8548
Tetradic#85487A, #857248, #488553

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC7DC
Lighter +30%#9CAACA
Lighter +20%#7B8EB8
Lighter +10%#5A72A6
Darker −10%#364464
Darker −20%#242E43
Darker −30%#121722
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#2E519F
Less saturated −25%#62656B

Channel breakdown

R72
G91
B133
Red72 (28.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue221.31°
Saturation (HSL)29.76%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5B · B 85

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