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Recognised as Colour

#486C95

  • #486C95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#486C95 is a blue with RGB values 72, 108, 149 and HSL 212°, 35%, 43%. 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

#486C95#486C95
HEX#486C95
RGBrgb(72, 108, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4235, 0.5843
RGB percentages28.2%, 42.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(211.9, 34.8%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 51.7%, 58.4%)
CMYK51.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,389
CSS custom property--colour: #486C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B7936A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6E97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#526694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#22757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 27.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#957148
Analogous#489395, #4A4895
Triadic#95486C, #6C9548
Split complementary#954B48, #939548
Tetradic#954893, #957148, #48954B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D4E3
Lighter +30%#A3B9D3
Lighter +20%#819FC2
Lighter +10%#5F85B1
Darker −10%#375373
Darker −20%#273A50
Darker −30%#16212E
Darker −40%#06080B
More saturated +25%#2C6AB1
Less saturated −25%#646E79

Channel breakdown

R72
G108
B149
Red72 (28.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue211.95°
Saturation (HSL)34.84%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6C · B 95

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