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Colour

#485FA5

  • #485FA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#485FA5 is a blue with RGB values 72, 95, 165 and HSL 225°, 39%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#485FA5#485FA5
HEX#485FA5
RGBrgb(72, 95, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3725, 0.6471
RGB percentages28.2%, 37.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(225.2, 39.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 56.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,743,077
CSS custom property--colour: #485FA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#B7A05A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4167A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#365EA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#106E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A58E48
Analogous#488DA5, #6048A5
Triadic#A5485F, #5FA548
Split complementary#A56048, #8DA548
Tetradic#A5488D, #A58E48, #48A560

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD6EA
Lighter +30%#ABB7DB
Lighter +20%#8899CB
Lighter +10%#647ABC
Darker −10%#394B81
Darker −20%#29365E
Darker −30%#1A223A
Darker −40%#0A0D17
More saturated +25%#2A50C3
Less saturated −25%#666E87

Channel breakdown

R72
G95
B165
Red72 (28.2%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue225.16°
Saturation (HSL)39.24%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5F · B A5

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