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Recognised as Colour

#489DE5

  • #489DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#489DE5 is a blue with RGB values 72, 157, 229 and HSL 208°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#489DE5#489DE5
HEX#489DE5
RGBrgb(72, 157, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6157, 0.898
RGB percentages28.2%, 61.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(207.5, 75.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 68.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK68.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,759,013
CSS custom property--colour: #489DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#B7621A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#6791E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E59048
Analogous#48E5DF, #484EE5
Triadic#E5489D, #9DE548
Split complementary#E5484F, #E5DF48
Tetradic#DF48E5, #E59048, #4EE548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#CEE5F8
Lighter +20%#A1CDF2
Lighter +10%#75B5EB
Darker −10%#1F85DB
Darker −20%#196AAE
Darker −30%#124F82
Darker −40%#0C3455
More saturated +25%#2E9FFF
Less saturated −25%#629BCB

Channel breakdown

R72
G157
B229
Red72 (28.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue207.52°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 9D · B E5

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