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Colour

#488FAD

  • #488FAD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#488FAD is a cyan with RGB values 72, 143, 173 and HSL 198°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#488FAD#488FAD
HEX#488FAD
RGBrgb(72, 143, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.5608, 0.6784
RGB percentages28.2%, 56.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(197.8, 41.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 58.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK58.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,755,373
CSS custom property--colour: #488FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B77052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8DAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7182ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#009899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Dark cyan · ΔE 22.3Teal · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD6648
Analogous#48AD99, #485CAD
Triadic#AD488F, #8FAD48
Split complementary#AD485C, #AD9948
Tetradic#9948AD, #AD6648, #5CAD48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E6ED
Lighter +30%#B0D0DE
Lighter +20%#8CBBCF
Lighter +10%#68A6C0
Darker −10%#397189
Darker −20%#2A5365
Darker −30%#1B3641
Darker −40%#0C181D
More saturated +25%#299BCC
Less saturated −25%#67838E

Channel breakdown

R72
G143
B173
Red72 (28.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue197.82°
Saturation (HSL)41.22%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 8F · B AD

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