#485B79#485B79

#485B79 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.054 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485B79
RGB	rgb(72, 91, 121)
HSL	hsl(217, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(217, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 24.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 1.04, -19.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 19.28, 273.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% -0.01 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.054 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8637, 10.2399, 19.5422)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#485B79 #796648

analogous

#487379 #485B79 #4D4879

triadic

#485B79 #79485B #5B7948

tetradic

#485B79 #794873 #796648 #48794D

square

#485B79 #794873 #796648 #48794D

split-complementary

#485B79 #794D48 #737948

monochromatic

#1A212C #313E53 #485B79 #5F789F #8598B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#485B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#485B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485B79

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485B79	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505D7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5878

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 91, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.054 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d899f',
    500: '#485b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485b79;
$custom-light: #7d899f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.735,
    "s": 25.389,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46802,
    "c": 0.05436,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485B79

secondary

#A2937A

accent

#9E66C2

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #485B79

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

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