#485AB0#485AB0

#485AB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.138 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485AB0
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 176)
HSL	hsl(230, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 48.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 19.67, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 51.98, 292.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.004 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.138 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1625, 11.8235, 42.6017)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485AB0 #B09E48

analogous

#488EB0 #485AB0 #6A48B0

triadic

#485AB0 #B0485A #5AB048

tetradic

#485AB0 #B0488E #B09E48 #48B06A

square

#485AB0 #B0488E #B09E48 #48B06A

split-complementary

#485AB0 #B06A48 #8EB048

monochromatic

#242E59 #364485 #485AB0 #707FC5 #9CA6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#485AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#485AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485AB0

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485AB0	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F65B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.138 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8488c8',
    500: '#485ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ab0;
$custom-light: #8488c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.615,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49817,
    "c": 0.13754,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485AB0

secondary

#C3BA91

accent

#BC56D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485AB0

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

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