Colour

#48649A

#48649A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#48649A is a blue with RGB values 72, 100, 154 and HSL 220°, 36%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#48649A

RGBrgb(72, 100, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3922, 0.6039

RGB percentages28.2%, 39.2%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(219.5, 36.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 53.2%, 60.4%)

CMYK53.2%, 35.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,744,346

CSS custom property--colour: #48649A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B79B65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F689Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#456199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1F7078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A7E48

Analogous#488D9A, #55489A

Triadic#9A4864, #649A48

Split complementary#9A5548, #8D9A48

Tetradic#9A488D, #9A7E48, #489A55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D2E6

Lighter +30%#A6B6D5

Lighter +20%#839AC5

Lighter +10%#607DB5

Darker −10%#384D77

Darker −20%#283754

Darker −30%#172032

Darker −40%#070A0F

More saturated +25%#2C5BB6

Less saturated −25%#646D7E

Channel breakdown

R72

G100

B154

Red72 (28.2%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue219.51°

Saturation (HSL)36.28%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 64 · B 9A

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