#485B72#485B72

#485B72 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.044 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485B72
RGB	rgb(72, 91, 114)
HSL	hsl(213, 23%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(213, 37%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, -1.02, -15.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 15.43, 266.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% -0.0126 -0.0425)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.044 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4499, 10.0743, 17.3629)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485B72 #725F48

analogous

#487072 #485B72 #4A4872

triadic

#485B72 #72485B #5B7248

tetradic

#485B72 #724870 #725F48 #48724A

square

#485B72 #724870 #725F48 #48724A

split-complementary

#485B72 #724A48 #707248

monochromatic

#191F27 #303D4C #485B72 #607998 #8398B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#485B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#485B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485B72

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485B72	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6063

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 91, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.044 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c899a',
    500: '#485b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485b72;
$custom-light: #7c899a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.857,
    "s": 22.581,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46474,
    "c": 0.0443,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485B72

secondary

#9D8D79

accent

#9869BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#090B0E

muted

#7B7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #485B72

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

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