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Recognised as Colour

#485D69

  • #485D69
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#485D69 is a blue with RGB values 72, 93, 105 and HSL 202°, 19%, 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

#485D69#485D69
HEX#485D69
RGBrgb(72, 93, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.4118
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(201.8, 18.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 31.4%, 41.2%)
CMYK31.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,505
CSS custom property--colour: #485D69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#B7A296

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575C6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#535869no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E6061no 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 text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dim grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 18.6Teal · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#695448
Analogous#486964, #484D69
Triadic#69485D, #5D6948
Split complementary#69484D, #696548
Tetradic#644869, #695448, #4D6948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C2CB
Lighter +30%#94AAB6
Lighter +20%#7691A1
Lighter +10%#5D7887
Darker −10%#33424B
Darker −20%#1F272C
Darker −30%#0A0D0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#32637F
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R72
G93
B105
Red72 (28.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 69

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