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Recognised as Colour

#485CEE

  • #485CEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#485CEE is a blue with RGB values 72, 92, 238 and HSL 233°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#485CEE#485CEE
HEX#485CEE
RGBrgb(72, 92, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3608, 0.9333
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(232.8, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK69.7%, 61.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,382
CSS custom property--colour: #485CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B7A311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9Blue violet · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDA48
Analogous#48AFEE, #8748EE
Triadic#EE485C, #5CEE48
Split complementary#EE8748, #AFEE48
Tetradic#EE48AF, #EEDA48, #48EE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4D9FB
Lighter +20%#A5AFF7
Lighter +10%#7786F2
Darker −10%#1932EA
Darker −20%#1226BE
Darker −30%#0D1D90
Darker −40%#091461
More saturated +25%#374FFF
Less saturated −25%#616FD5

Channel breakdown

R72
G92
B238
Red72 (28.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue232.77°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5C · B EE

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