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Recognised as Colour

#48728E

  • #48728E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#48728E is a blue with RGB values 72, 114, 142 and HSL 204°, 33%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#48728E#48728E
HEX#48728E
RGBrgb(72, 114, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4471, 0.5569
RGB percentages28.2%, 44.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(204, 32.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 49.3%, 55.7%)
CMYK49.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,747,918
CSS custom property--colour: #48728E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#B78D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66718Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6A8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#27797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Dim grey · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 22.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E6448
Analogous#488E87, #484F8E
Triadic#8E4872, #728E48
Split complementary#8E484F, #8E8748
Tetradic#87488E, #8E6448, #4F8E48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D4E0
Lighter +30%#A0BCCF
Lighter +20%#7EA4BE
Lighter +10%#5C8DAD
Darker −10%#37576C
Darker −20%#263C4A
Darker −30%#152028
Darker −40%#030507
More saturated +25%#2D77A9
Less saturated −25%#636D73

Channel breakdown

R72
G114
B142
Red72 (28.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)32.71%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 72 · B 8E

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