#485AB9#485AB9

#485AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.150 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485AB9
RGB	rgb(72, 90, 185)
HSL	hsl(230, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 22.77, -52.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 57.19, 293.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.005 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.15 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0827, 12.1916, 47.4479)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485AB9 #B9A748

analogous

#4893B9 #485AB9 #6E48B9

triadic

#485AB9 #B9485A #5AB948

tetradic

#485AB9 #B94893 #B9A748 #48B96E

square

#485AB9 #B94893 #B9A748 #48B96E

split-complementary

#485AB9 #B96E48 #93B948

monochromatic

#252F61 #36448E #485AB9 #7482CA #A1AADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#485AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#485AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485AB9

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485AB9	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2567BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#045DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 90, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.150 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588cf',
    500: '#485ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ab9;
$custom-light: #8588cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.442,
    "s": 44.664,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50447,
    "c": 0.15032,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485AB9

secondary

#C8C095

accent

#C053D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485AB9

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

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