#485AB4#485AB4

#485AB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.143 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485AB4
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 180)
HSL	hsl(230, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 50%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 21.05, -50.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 54.30, 292.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0045 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.143 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5641, 11.9842, 44.7169)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485AB4 #B4A248

analogous

#4890B4 #485AB4 #6C48B4

triadic

#485AB4 #B4485A #5AB448

tetradic

#485AB4 #B44890 #B4A248 #48B46C

square

#485AB4 #B44890 #B4A248 #48B46C

split-complementary

#485AB4 #B46C48 #90B448

monochromatic

#252E5D #374488 #485AB4 #7280C7 #9EA8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#485AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#485AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485AB4

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485AB4	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B66B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.143 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588cb',
    500: '#485ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ab4;
$custom-light: #8588cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50094,
    "c": 0.14325,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485AB4

secondary

#C5BD93

accent

#BE55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485AB4

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

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