#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
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 14.22, -40.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 42.63, 289.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.0016 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.114 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6717, 11.2272, 34.7502)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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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
##485AA0	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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