Recognised as Colour

#48748B

#48748B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#48748B is a blue with RGB values 72, 116, 139 and HSL 201°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#48748B#48748B

HEX#48748B

RGBrgb(72, 116, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4549, 0.5451

RGB percentages28.2%, 45.5%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(200.6, 31.8%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 48.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK48.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,748,427

CSS custom property--colour: #48748B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#B78B74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69738Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#297A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B5F48

Analogous#488B80, #48538B

Triadic#8B4874, #748B48

Split complementary#8B4853, #8B8048

Tetradic#80488B, #8B5F48, #538B48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0D4DF

Lighter +30%#9FBDCD

Lighter +20%#7DA6BC

Lighter +10%#5C8FAA

Darker −10%#375869

Darker −20%#253C48

Darker −30%#142026

Darker −40%#020405

More saturated +25%#2E7CA5

Less saturated −25%#626C71

Channel breakdown

R72

G116

B139

Red72 (28.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue200.6°

Saturation (HSL)31.75%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 74 · B 8B

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Colour values

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