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Recognised as Colour

#485EC1

  • #485EC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#485EC1 is a blue with RGB values 72, 94, 193 and HSL 229°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#485EC1#485EC1
HEX#485EC1
RGBrgb(72, 94, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3686, 0.7569
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(229.1, 49.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 62.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK62.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,849
CSS custom property--colour: #485EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#B7A13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#256BC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1AB48
Analogous#489AC1, #6F48C1
Triadic#C1485E, #5EC148
Split complementary#C16F48, #9AC148
Tetradic#C1489A, #C1AB48, #48C16F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E4F5
Lighter +30%#BAC3E8
Lighter +20%#94A1DB
Lighter +10%#6E80CE
Darker −10%#3649A0
Darker −20%#29387A
Darker −30%#1C2654
Darker −40%#0F152E
More saturated +25%#294BE0
Less saturated −25%#6771A2

Channel breakdown

R72
G94
B193
Red72 (28.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)49.39%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5E · B C1

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