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Recognised as Colour

#485EE4

  • #485EE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#485EE4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 94, 228 and HSL 232°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#485EE4#485EE4
HEX#485EE4
RGBrgb(72, 94, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3686, 0.8941
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(231.5, 74.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 68.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK68.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,884
CSS custom property--colour: #485EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#B7A11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4CE48
Analogous#48ACE4, #8048E4
Triadic#E4485E, #5EE448
Split complementary#E48048, #ACE448
Tetradic#E448AC, #E4CE48, #48E480

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFE
Lighter +30%#CDD3F8
Lighter +20%#A1ACF1
Lighter +10%#7485EB
Darker −10%#203AD9
Darker −20%#192EAD
Darker −30%#132280
Darker −40%#0C1654
More saturated +25%#2E4BFE
Less saturated −25%#6271CA

Channel breakdown

R72
G94
B228
Red72 (28.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue231.54°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5E · B E4

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