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Colour

#48649D

  • #48649D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#48649D is a blue with RGB values 72, 100, 157 and HSL 220°, 37%, 45%. 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

#48649D#48649D
HEX#48649D
RGBrgb(72, 100, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3922, 0.6157
RGB percentages28.2%, 39.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(220.2, 37.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 54.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK54.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,744,349
CSS custom property--colour: #48649D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#B79B62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D699Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#43619Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1C7079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D8148
Analogous#488F9D, #57489D
Triadic#9D4864, #649D48
Split complementary#9D5748, #8F9D48
Tetradic#9D488F, #9D8148, #489D57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD4E7
Lighter +30%#A7B7D7
Lighter +20%#849AC7
Lighter +10%#617DB7
Darker −10%#384E7A
Darker −20%#283757
Darker −30%#182134
Darker −40%#080B11
More saturated +25%#2B5ABA
Less saturated −25%#656E80

Channel breakdown

R72
G100
B157
Red72 (28.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)37.12%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 64 · B 9D

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