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Recognised as Colour

#485D88

  • #485D88
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#485D88 is a blue with RGB values 72, 93, 136 and HSL 220°, 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

#485D88#485D88
HEX#485D88
RGBrgb(72, 93, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.5333
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(220.3, 30.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 47.1%, 53.3%)
CMYK47.1%, 31.6%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,536
CSS custom property--colour: #485D88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#B7A277

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D608Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#465B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2F666Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#887348
Analogous#487D88, #534888
Triadic#88485D, #5D8848
Split complementary#885348, #7D8848
Tetradic#88487D, #887348, #488853

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC9DD
Lighter +30%#9EADCB
Lighter +20%#7C90BA
Lighter +10%#5B74A8
Darker −10%#364667
Darker −20%#252F45
Darker −30%#131924
Darker −40%#010203
More saturated +25%#2E54A2
Less saturated −25%#62666E

Channel breakdown

R72
G93
B136
Red72 (28.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue220.31°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 88

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