#485AB2#485AB2

#485AB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.140 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485AB2
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 178)
HSL	hsl(230, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 49.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.06, 20.36, -49.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.06, 53.14, 292.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.0043 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.14 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3619, 11.9033, 43.6516)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485AB2 #B2A048

analogous

#488FB2 #485AB2 #6B48B2

triadic

#485AB2 #B2485A #5AB248

tetradic

#485AB2 #B2488F #B2A048 #48B26B

square

#485AB2 #B2488F #B2A048 #48B26B

split-complementary

#485AB2 #B26B48 #8FB248

monochromatic

#252E5B #364486 #485AB2 #7180C6 #9DA7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#485AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#485AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485AB2

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485AB2	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.140 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8488c9',
    500: '#485ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ab2;
$custom-light: #8488c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.811,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49955,
    "c": 0.14039,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485AB2

secondary

#C4BB92

accent

#BD56D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485AB2

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

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