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Recognised as Colour

#486D93

  • #486D93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#486D93 is a blue with RGB values 72, 109, 147 and HSL 210°, 34%, 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

#486D93#486D93
HEX#486D93
RGBrgb(72, 109, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4275, 0.5765
RGB percentages28.2%, 42.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(210.4, 34.2%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 51%, 57.6%)
CMYK51%, 25.9%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,643
CSS custom property--colour: #486D93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#B7926C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6E95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#546792no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#24767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 26.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#936E48
Analogous#489393, #484893
Triadic#93486D, #6D9348
Split complementary#934848, #939348
Tetradic#934893, #936E48, #489348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D3E2
Lighter +30%#A2BAD2
Lighter +20%#80A0C1
Lighter +10%#5E86B0
Darker −10%#375471
Darker −20%#263A4F
Darker −30%#16212C
Darker −40%#05070A
More saturated +25%#2D6DAE
Less saturated −25%#636D78

Channel breakdown

R72
G109
B147
Red72 (28.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue210.4°
Saturation (HSL)34.25%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6D · B 93

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