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Recognised as Colour

#486AA8

  • #486AA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#486AA8 is a blue with RGB values 72, 106, 168 and HSL 219°, 40%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#486AA8#486AA8
HEX#486AA8
RGBrgb(72, 106, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4157, 0.6588
RGB percentages28.2%, 41.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(218.7, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,745,896
CSS custom property--colour: #486AA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B79557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516FABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4466A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#017881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A88648
Analogous#489AA8, #5648A8
Triadic#A8486A, #6AA848
Split complementary#A85648, #9AA848
Tetradic#A8489A, #A88648, #48A856

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DAEB
Lighter +30%#ADBEDC
Lighter +20%#89A1CD
Lighter +10%#6685BD
Darker −10%#395384
Darker −20%#293D61
Darker −30%#1A263D
Darker −40%#0B1019
More saturated +25%#2A61C6
Less saturated −25%#66738A

Channel breakdown

R72
G106
B168
Red72 (28.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue218.75°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6A · B A8

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