#484669
Prussian Blue · dark cool blue
About #484669
#484669 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 27% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Prussian Blue and Eggplant (ΔE 16.4), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #676946 (hunter green), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.91:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #484669
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #484669?
#484669 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 27% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #484669?
Use white text. White on #484669 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #484669?
Its complementary colour is #676946, and analogous partners are #465669 and #5A4669.