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Recognised as Colour

#485D68

  • #485D68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#485D68 is a blue with RGB values 72, 93, 104 and HSL 201°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#485D68#485D68
HEX#485D68
RGBrgb(72, 93, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.4078
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(200.6, 18.2%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 30.8%, 40.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,504
CSS custom property--colour: #485D68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#B7A297

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585C69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#535868no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E6060no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.9Dim grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.5Teal · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#685348
Analogous#486863, #484D68
Triadic#68485D, #5D6848
Split complementary#68484D, #686348
Tetradic#634868, #685348, #4D6848

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C2CA
Lighter +30%#94AAB5
Lighter +20%#7692A0
Lighter +10%#5D7886
Darker −10%#33424A
Darker −20%#1E272C
Darker −30%#090C0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#32647E
Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R72
G93
B104
Red72 (28.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue200.63°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 68

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