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Recognised as Colour

#486A97

  • #486A97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#486A97 is a blue with RGB values 72, 106, 151 and HSL 214°, 35%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#486A97#486A97
HEX#486A97
RGBrgb(72, 106, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4157, 0.5922
RGB percentages28.2%, 41.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(214.2, 35.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 52.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK52.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,745,879
CSS custom property--colour: #486A97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B79568

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586D99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6596no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#21747Ano 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 text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Gray · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#977548
Analogous#489297, #4E4897
Triadic#97486A, #6A9748
Split complementary#974E48, #929748
Tetradic#974892, #977548, #48974E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D3E4
Lighter +30%#A4B9D4
Lighter +20%#829EC3
Lighter +10%#5F83B3
Darker −10%#385274
Darker −20%#273A52
Darker −30%#17212F
Darker −40%#06090D
More saturated +25%#2C66B3
Less saturated −25%#646E7B

Channel breakdown

R72
G106
B151
Red72 (28.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue214.18°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6A · B 97

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