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Colour

#486CE5

  • #486CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#486CE5 is a blue with RGB values 72, 108, 229 and HSL 226°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#486CE5#486CE5
HEX#486CE5
RGBrgb(72, 108, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4235, 0.898
RGB percentages28.2%, 42.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(226.2, 75.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 68.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK68.6%, 52.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,469
CSS custom property--colour: #486CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B7931A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#147CE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00899Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 1.5Slate blue · ΔE 12.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 1.46, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C148
Analogous#48BAE5, #7348E5
Triadic#E5486C, #6CE548
Split complementary#E57248, #BBE548
Tetradic#E548BA, #E5C148, #48E573

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFE
Lighter +30%#CED8F8
Lighter +20%#A1B4F2
Lighter +10%#7590EB
Darker −10%#1F4ADB
Darker −20%#193BAE
Darker −30%#122C82
Darker −40%#0C1D55
More saturated +25%#2E5EFF
Less saturated −25%#627ACB

Channel breakdown

R72
G108
B229
Red72 (28.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue226.24°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6C · B E5

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