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Recognised as Colour

#485C78

  • #485C78
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#485C78 is a blue with RGB values 72, 92, 120 and HSL 215°, 25%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#485C78#485C78
HEX#485C78
RGBrgb(72, 92, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3608, 0.4706
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(215, 25%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 40%, 47.1%)
CMYK40%, 23.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,264
CSS custom property--colour: #485C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B7A387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525D79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#386265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#786448
Analogous#487478, #4C4878
Triadic#78485C, #5C7848
Split complementary#784C48, #747848
Tetradic#784874, #786448, #48784C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C4D4
Lighter +30%#98A9C1
Lighter +20%#788FAE
Lighter +10%#5B7498
Darker −10%#354458
Darker −20%#222B38
Darker −30%#0F1318
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#305890
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R72
G92
B120
Red72 (28.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue215°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5C · B 78

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