#485B8A#485B8A
#485B8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.080 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #485B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 91, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 31%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 48%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.06, 6.33, -28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.06, 29.08, 282.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.68% -0.0047 -0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.68% 0.08 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9995, 10.6942, 25.5244) |
| Luminance | 0.1070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.19
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.27
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.27
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.89
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.86
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#485B8A #8A7748
analogous
#487C8A #485B8A #56488A
triadic
#485B8A #8A485B #5B8A48
tetradic
#485B8A #8A487C #8A7748 #488A56
square
#485B8A #8A487C #8A7748 #488A56
split-complementary
#485B8A #8A5648 #7C8A48
monochromatic
#1E263A #334062 #485B8A #6278AD #8A9AC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.69
#485B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#485B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #485B8A
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##485B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##485B8A | 1.00 | 6.69 | 3.14 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A5F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#435989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F656C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #485b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 91, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.080 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f89ac',
500: '#485b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #485b8a; $custom-light: #7f89ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#485b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 91,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.727,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47679,
"c": 0.07988,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.10695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#485B8A
secondary
#AEA180
accent
#AA60C8
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0B10
muted
#7C7C7F