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Recognised as Colour

#48859D

  • #48859D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#48859D is a cyan with RGB values 72, 133, 157 and HSL 197°, 37%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#48859D#48859D
HEX#48859D
RGBrgb(72, 133, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5216, 0.6157
RGB percentages28.2%, 52.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(196.9, 37.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 54.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK54.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,752,797
CSS custom property--colour: #48859D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B77A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78839Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C799Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0A8C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9Teal · ΔE 19.6Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D6048
Analogous#489D8B, #485A9D
Triadic#9D4885, #859D48
Split complementary#9D485A, #9D8B48
Tetradic#8B489D, #9D6048, #5B9D48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CADFE7
Lighter +30%#A7C9D7
Lighter +20%#84B4C7
Lighter +10%#619FB7
Darker −10%#38677A
Darker −20%#284A57
Darker −30%#182C34
Darker −40%#080F11
More saturated +25%#2B91BA
Less saturated −25%#657980

Channel breakdown

R72
G133
B157
Red72 (28.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue196.94°
Saturation (HSL)37.12%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 85 · B 9D

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