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Colour

#488DE4

  • #488DE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#488DE4 is a blue with RGB values 72, 141, 228 and HSL 213°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#488DE4#488DE4
HEX#488DE4
RGBrgb(72, 141, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5529, 0.8941
RGB percentages28.2%, 55.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(213.5, 74.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 68.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK68.4%, 38.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,754,916
CSS custom property--colour: #488DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B7721B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6593E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E85E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Royal blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E49F48
Analogous#48DBE4, #5148E4
Triadic#E4488D, #8DE448
Split complementary#E45148, #DBE448
Tetradic#E448DB, #E49F48, #48E451

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFE
Lighter +30%#CDE0F8
Lighter +20%#A1C4F1
Lighter +10%#74A9EB
Darker −10%#2072D9
Darker −20%#195BAD
Darker −30%#134380
Darker −40%#0C2C54
More saturated +25%#2E8AFE
Less saturated −25%#6290CA

Channel breakdown

R72
G141
B228
Red72 (28.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue213.46°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8D · B E4

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