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Recognised as Colour

#485EE1

  • #485EE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#485EE1 is a blue with RGB values 72, 94, 225 and HSL 231°, 72%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#485EE1#485EE1
HEX#485EE1
RGBrgb(72, 94, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3686, 0.8824
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(231.4, 71.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 68%, 88.2%)
CMYK68%, 58.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,881
CSS custom property--colour: #485EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B7A11E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 11.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CB48
Analogous#48AAE1, #7E48E1
Triadic#E1485E, #5EE148
Split complementary#E17E48, #AAE148
Tetradic#E148AB, #E1CB48, #48E17E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FE
Lighter +30%#CBD2F7
Lighter +20%#A0ABEF
Lighter +10%#7485E8
Darker −10%#233CD3
Darker −20%#1B30A8
Darker −30%#14237C
Darker −40%#0D1750
More saturated +25%#2D4BFC
Less saturated −25%#6371C6

Channel breakdown

R72
G94
B225
Red72 (28.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue231.37°
Saturation (HSL)71.83%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5E · B E1

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