Colour

#485C89

#485C89
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#485C89 is a blue with RGB values 72, 92, 137 and HSL 222°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#485C89#485C89

HEX#485C89

RGBrgb(72, 92, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3608, 0.5373

RGB percentages28.2%, 36.1%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(221.5, 31.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 47.4%, 53.7%)

CMYK47.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,742,281

CSS custom property--colour: #485C89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#B7A376

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B608Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#455A88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2F656Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#897548

Analogous#487C89, #554889

Triadic#89485C, #5C8948

Split complementary#895548, #7C8948

Tetradic#89487C, #897548, #488955

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFC9DE

Lighter +30%#9EACCC

Lighter +20%#7D90BA

Lighter +10%#5B73A9

Darker −10%#364668

Darker −20%#252F46

Darker −30%#131925

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#2E52A3

Less saturated −25%#62666F

Channel breakdown

R72

G92

B137

Red72 (28.2%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)31.1%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 5C · B 89

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