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Recognised as Colour

#48639A

  • #48639A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#48639A is a blue with RGB values 72, 99, 154 and HSL 220°, 36%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#48639A#48639A
HEX#48639A
RGBrgb(72, 99, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3882, 0.6039
RGB percentages28.2%, 38.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(220.2, 36.3%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 53.2%, 60.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,744,090
CSS custom property--colour: #48639A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B79C65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D689Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#446099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1F6F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Dim grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A7F48
Analogous#488C9A, #56489A
Triadic#9A4863, #639A48
Split complementary#9A5648, #8C9A48
Tetradic#9A488C, #9A7F48, #489A56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D2E6
Lighter +30%#A6B5D5
Lighter +20%#8399C5
Lighter +10%#607CB5
Darker −10%#384D77
Darker −20%#283654
Darker −30%#172032
Darker −40%#070A0F
More saturated +25%#2C59B6
Less saturated −25%#646D7E

Channel breakdown

R72
G99
B154
Red72 (28.2%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)36.28%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 63 · B 9A

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