Colour

#485ED1

#485ED1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#485ED1 is a blue with RGB values 72, 94, 209 and HSL 230°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#485ED1

RGBrgb(72, 94, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3686, 0.8196

RGB percentages28.2%, 36.9%, 82%

HSLhsl(230.4, 59.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 65.6%, 82%)

CMYK65.6%, 55%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,742,865

CSS custom property--colour: #485ED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B7A12E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4 Slate blue · ΔE 8.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D1BB48

Analogous#48A3D1, #7748D1

Triadic#D1485E, #5ED148

Split complementary#D17648, #A3D148

Tetradic#D148A3, #D1BB48, #48D176

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBEDFA

Lighter +30%#C2CAF0

Lighter +20%#9AA6E5

Lighter +10%#7182DB

Darker −10%#2E44B8

Darker −20%#24358F

Darker −30%#1A2666

Darker −40%#0F173E

More saturated +25%#2B4BEE

Less saturated −25%#6571B4

Channel breakdown

R72

G94

B209

Red72 (28.2%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue230.36°

Saturation (HSL)59.83%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 5E · B D1

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Colour values

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