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Recognised as Colour

#485D78

  • #485D78
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#485D78 is a blue with RGB values 72, 93, 120 and HSL 214°, 25%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#485D78#485D78
HEX#485D78
RGBrgb(72, 93, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.4706
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(213.8, 25%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 40%, 47.1%)
CMYK40%, 22.5%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,520
CSS custom property--colour: #485D78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#B7A287

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535E79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#386366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#786348
Analogous#487578, #4B4878
Triadic#78485D, #5D7848
Split complementary#784B48, #757848
Tetradic#784875, #786348, #48784B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C4D4
Lighter +30%#98AAC1
Lighter +20%#7890AE
Lighter +10%#5B7698
Darker −10%#354458
Darker −20%#222C38
Darker −30%#0F1318
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#305A90
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R72
G93
B120
Red72 (28.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 78

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