Colour

#486F98

#486F98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#486F98 is a blue with RGB values 72, 111, 152 and HSL 211°, 36%, 44%. 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#486F98

RGBrgb(72, 111, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4353, 0.5961

RGB percentages28.2%, 43.5%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(210.8, 35.7%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 52.6%, 59.6%)

CMYK52.6%, 27%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,747,160

CSS custom property--colour: #486F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#B79067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E709Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#546997no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1E787Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 27.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#987148

Analogous#489798, #494898

Triadic#98486F, #6F9848

Split complementary#984948, #979848

Tetradic#984897, #987148, #489849

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7D6E5

Lighter +30%#A5BCD4

Lighter +20%#82A2C4

Lighter +10%#6088B3

Darker −10%#385675

Darker −20%#273C53

Darker −30%#172330

Darker −40%#060A0E

More saturated +25%#2C6EB4

Less saturated −25%#64707C

Channel breakdown

R72

G111

B152

Red72 (28.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue210.75°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 6F · B 98

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