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Recognised as Colour

#488FA3

  • #488FA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#488FA3 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 143, 163 and HSL 193°, 39%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#488FA3#488FA3
HEX#488FA3
RGBrgb(72, 143, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5608, 0.6392
RGB percentages28.2%, 56.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(193.2, 38.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 55.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK55.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,755,363
CSS custom property--colour: #488FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#B7705C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828BA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#7581A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark cyan · ΔE 16.9Teal · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A35C48
Analogous#48A38A, #4862A3
Triadic#A3488F, #8FA348
Split complementary#A34862, #A38A48
Tetradic#8A48A3, #A35C48, #62A348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE3E9
Lighter +30%#AACFDA
Lighter +20%#87BBCA
Lighter +10%#64A7BA
Darker −10%#387080
Darker −20%#29515C
Darker −30%#193239
Darker −40%#091316
More saturated +25%#2B9FC0
Less saturated −25%#657F86

Channel breakdown

R72
G143
B163
Red72 (28.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue193.19°
Saturation (HSL)38.72%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8F · B A3

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