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Recognised as Colour

#485D8A

  • #485D8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#485D8A is a blue with RGB values 72, 93, 138 and HSL 221°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#485D8A#485D8A
HEX#485D8A
RGBrgb(72, 93, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.5412
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(220.9, 31.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 47.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK47.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,538
CSS custom property--colour: #485D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#B7A275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C618Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#455B89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A7548
Analogous#487E8A, #54488A
Triadic#8A485D, #5D8A48
Split complementary#8A5448, #7E8A48
Tetradic#8A487E, #8A7548, #488A54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0CADE
Lighter +30%#9EADCD
Lighter +20%#7D91BB
Lighter +10%#5B74AA
Darker −10%#374668
Darker −20%#253047
Darker −30%#141925
Darker −40%#020304
More saturated +25%#2E53A4
Less saturated −25%#626770

Channel breakdown

R72
G93
B138
Red72 (28.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue220.91°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 8A

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