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Colour

#486CAE

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

#486CAE is a blue with RGB values 72, 108, 174 and HSL 219°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#486CAE#486CAE
HEX#486CAE
RGBrgb(72, 108, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4235, 0.6824
RGB percentages28.2%, 42.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(218.8, 41.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 58.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK58.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,414
CSS custom property--colour: #486CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#B79351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5072B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4368ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8A48
Analogous#489FAE, #5748AE
Triadic#AE486C, #6CAE48
Split complementary#AE5748, #9FAE48
Tetradic#AE489F, #AE8A48, #48AE57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5DDED
Lighter +30%#B0C1DF
Lighter +20%#8CA4D0
Lighter +10%#6888C1
Darker −10%#39568A
Darker −20%#2A3F66
Darker −30%#1B2942
Darker −40%#0C121E
More saturated +25%#2963CD
Less saturated −25%#67758F

Channel breakdown

R72
G108
B174
Red72 (28.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6C · B AE

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