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Recognised as Colour

#485BBC

  • #485BBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#485BBC is a blue with RGB values 72, 91, 188 and HSL 230°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#485BBC#485BBC
HEX#485BBC
RGBrgb(72, 91, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3569, 0.7373
RGB percentages28.2%, 35.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(230.2, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK61.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,076
CSS custom property--colour: #485BBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B7A443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2368BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 14Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA948
Analogous#4895BC, #6F48BC
Triadic#BC485B, #5BBC48
Split complementary#BC6F48, #95BC48
Tetradic#BC4895, #BCA948, #48BC6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE1F3
Lighter +30%#B8BFE5
Lighter +20%#939ED7
Lighter +10%#6D7CCA
Darker −10%#384899
Darker −20%#2A3674
Darker −30%#1D254E
Darker −40%#0F1329
More saturated +25%#2946DB
Less saturated −25%#67709D

Channel breakdown

R72
G91
B188
Red72 (28.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue230.17°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5B · B BC

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