All About Color #48489D

#48489D

About #48489D

#48489D is a medium blue color with the hex code #48489D. In RGB it is red 72, green 72, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 37%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 54%, 54%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 7.81:1 on white and 2.69:1 on black.

#48489D Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 48, 9D
CMYK54.14%, 54.14%, 0.00%, 38.43%
RGB Decimal72, 72, 157
HSL240°, 37%, 45%
RGB Octal110, 110, 235
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 54.14%, 61.57%
RGB Binary1001000, 1001000, 10011101
CIE-L*AB34.90, 24.84, -46.52
RGB Percent28.24%, 28.24%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH34.90, 52.73, 298.10
XYZ11.08, 8.45, 32.94
CIE-L*UV34.90, -4.81, -66.70
xyY0.21, 0.16, 8.45
Hunter-Lab29.06, 17.16, -46.86
RYB28.24%, 28.24%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48489D on a dark background: contrast 2.69:1, fails WCAG AA.
#48489D on a light background: contrast 7.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48489D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48489D · #7E7EC4 · #2B2B5E · #9D9D48 · #C4C47E

Analogous palette

#489D9D · #48739D · #48489D · #73489D · #9D489D

Triadic palette

#48489D · #9D4848 · #489D48 · #7E7EC4 · #C47E7E

Tetradic palette

#48489D · #9D4873 · #9D9D48 · #489D73 · #2B2B5E

Monochromatic palette

#181834 · #303069 · #48489D · #7373BF · #A8A8D7

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