#485AA0#485AA0

#485AA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.114 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#485AA0
RGBrgb(72, 90, 160)
HSLhsl(228, 38%, 45%)
HSVhsv(228, 55%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LABlab(39.96, 14.22, -40.19)
CIE-LCHlch(39.96, 42.63, 289.48°)
OKLaboklab(48.76% 0.0016 -0.1142)
OKLCHoklch(48.76% 0.114 270.8)
XYZxyz(12.6717, 11.2272, 34.7502)
Luminance0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#485AA0 #A08E48
analogous
#4886A0 #485AA0 #6248A0
triadic
#485AA0 #A0485A #5AA048
tetradic
#485AA0 #A04886 #A08E48 #48A062
square
#485AA0 #A04886 #A08E48 #48A062
split-complementary
#485AA0 #A06248 #86A048
monochromatic
#222B4C #354276 #485AA0 #697ABC #94A0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47
#485AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25
#485AA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485AA0
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##485AA0#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##485AA01.006.473.256.47
#FFFFFF6.471.0021.001.00
#0000003.2521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.471.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C62A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#325B9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1B6975
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #485aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.114 270.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8188bc',
    500: '#485aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #485aa0;
$custom-light: #8188bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#485aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.727,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4876,
    "c": 0.11421,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#485AA0
secondary
#BBB189
accent
#B65ACE
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFEFF6
border
#CACAD0
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485AA0

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#485AA0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva