Recognised as Colour

#487A95

#487A95
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#487A95 is a blue with RGB values 72, 122, 149 and HSL 201°, 35%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#487A95

RGBrgb(72, 122, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4784, 0.5843

RGB percentages28.2%, 47.8%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(201, 34.8%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201, 51.7%, 58.4%)

CMYK51.7%, 18.1%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,749,973

CSS custom property--colour: #487A95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#B7856A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7996no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#627095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1E8183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.2 Gray · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#956348

Analogous#489589, #485495

Triadic#95487A, #7A9548

Split complementary#954854, #958948

Tetradic#894895, #956348, #549548

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D9E3

Lighter +30%#A3C2D3

Lighter +20%#81ABC2

Lighter +10%#5F94B1

Darker −10%#375E73

Darker −20%#274250

Darker −30%#16262E

Darker −40%#06090B

More saturated +25%#2C82B1

Less saturated −25%#647279

Channel breakdown

R72

G122

B149

Red72 (28.2%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue201.04°

Saturation (HSL)34.84%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 7A · B 95

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