Recognised as Colour

#485F8D

#485F8D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#485F8D is a blue with RGB values 72, 95, 141 and HSL 220°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#485F8D

RGBrgb(72, 95, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3725, 0.5529

RGB percentages28.2%, 37.3%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(220, 32.4%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 48.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK48.9%, 32.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,743,053

CSS custom property--colour: #485F8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#B7A072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E638Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#465C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C696Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D7648

Analogous#48828D, #54488D

Triadic#8D485F, #5F8D48

Split complementary#8D5448, #828D48

Tetradic#8D4882, #8D7648, #488D53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1CBE0

Lighter +30%#A0AFCE

Lighter +20%#7E93BD

Lighter +10%#5C77AC

Darker −10%#37486B

Darker −20%#263249

Darker −30%#141B28

Darker −40%#030406

More saturated +25%#2D56A8

Less saturated −25%#636872

Channel breakdown

R72

G95

B141

Red72 (28.2%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)32.39%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 5F · B 8D

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Colour harmonies

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