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Recognised as Colour

#48A4FA

  • #48A4FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#48A4FA is a blue with RGB values 72, 164, 250 and HSL 209°, 95%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#48A4FA#48A4FA
HEX#48A4FA
RGBrgb(72, 164, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6431, 0.9804
RGB percentages28.2%, 64.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(209, 94.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 71.2%, 98%)
CMYK71.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,760,826
CSS custom property--colour: #48A4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#B75B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA9FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6398F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9E48
Analogous#48FAF7, #484BFA
Triadic#FA48A4, #A4FA48
Split complementary#FA484B, #FAF748
Tetradic#F748FA, #FA9E48, #4BFA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEEFE
Lighter +20%#ABD5FD
Lighter +10%#7ABDFB
Darker −10%#168BF9
Darker −20%#0672D6
Darker −30%#0457A5
Darker −40%#033D73
More saturated +25%#43A4FF
Less saturated −25%#60A3E3

Channel breakdown

R72
G164
B250
Red72 (28.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue208.99°
Saturation (HSL)94.68%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G A4 · B FA

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