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Recognised as Colour

#486DAF

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

#486DAF is a blue with RGB values 72, 109, 175 and HSL 218°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#486DAF#486DAF
HEX#486DAF
RGBrgb(72, 109, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4275, 0.6863
RGB percentages28.2%, 42.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(218.4, 41.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 58.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK58.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,671
CSS custom property--colour: #486DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#B79250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5173B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4469AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8A48
Analogous#48A1AF, #5648AF
Triadic#AF486D, #6DAF48
Split complementary#AF5748, #A1AF48
Tetradic#AF48A1, #AF8A48, #48AF57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5DEEE
Lighter +30%#B1C2DF
Lighter +20%#8DA5D0
Lighter +10%#6989C1
Darker −10%#39568B
Darker −20%#2A4067
Darker −30%#1B2943
Darker −40%#0D131E
More saturated +25%#2964CE
Less saturated −25%#677690

Channel breakdown

R72
G109
B175
Red72 (28.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue218.45°
Saturation (HSL)41.7%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6D · B AF

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