Colour

#486CB0

#486CB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#486CB0 is a blue with RGB values 72, 108, 176 and HSL 219°, 42%, 49%. 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

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HEX#486CB0

RGBrgb(72, 108, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4235, 0.6902

RGB percentages28.2%, 42.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(219.2, 41.9%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 59.1%, 69%)

CMYK59.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,746,416

CSS custom property--colour: #486CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#B7934F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F72B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4268AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9 Royal blue · ΔE 31 Medium purple · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B08C48

Analogous#48A0B0, #5848B0

Triadic#B0486C, #6CB048

Split complementary#B05848, #A0B048

Tetradic#B048A0, #B08C48, #48B058

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D6DEEE

Lighter +30%#B2C1DF

Lighter +20%#8DA5D1

Lighter +10%#6988C2

Darker −10%#39568C

Darker −20%#2A4068

Darker −30%#1C2943

Darker −40%#0D131F

More saturated +25%#2962CF

Less saturated −25%#677691

Channel breakdown

R72

G108

B176

Red72 (28.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue219.23°

Saturation (HSL)41.94%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 6C · B B0

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