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Recognised as Colour

#486EC7

  • #486EC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#486EC7 is a blue with RGB values 72, 110, 199 and HSL 222°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#486EC7#486EC7
HEX#486EC7
RGBrgb(72, 110, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4314, 0.7804
RGB percentages28.2%, 43.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(222, 53.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 63.8%, 78%)
CMYK63.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,746,951
CSS custom property--colour: #486EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#B79138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4478CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E6CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A148
Analogous#48AEC7, #6148C7
Triadic#C7486E, #6EC748
Split complementary#C76148, #AEC748
Tetradic#C748AE, #C7A148, #48C761

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EAF7
Lighter +30%#BDCBEB
Lighter +20%#96ACDF
Lighter +10%#6F8DD3
Darker −10%#3457A8
Darker −20%#284281
Darker −30%#1C2E5A
Darker −40%#101A33
More saturated +25%#2A62E5
Less saturated −25%#667AA9

Channel breakdown

R72
G110
B199
Red72 (28.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue222.05°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 6E · B C7

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