#485BAE#485BAE

#485BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.133 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#485BAE
RGBrgb(72, 91, 174)
HSLhsl(229, 41%, 48%)
HSVhsv(229, 59%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(58.6%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(41.08, 18.34, -46.70)
CIE-LCHlch(41.08, 50.18, 291.44°)
OKLaboklab(49.89% 0.0027 -0.1333)
OKLCHoklch(49.89% 0.133 271.2)
XYZxyz(14.0510, 11.9148, 41.5955)
Luminance0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#485BAE #AE9B48
analogous
#488EAE #485BAE #6848AE
triadic
#485BAE #AE485B #5BAE48
tetradic
#485BAE #AE488E #AE9B48 #48AE68
square
#485BAE #AE488E #AE9B48 #48AE68
split-complementary
#485BAE #AE6848 #8EAE48
monochromatic
#242E57 #364483 #485BAE #707FC4 #9BA6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21
#485BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38
#485BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485BAE
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##485BAE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##485BAE1.006.213.386.21
#FFFFFF6.211.0021.001.00
#0000003.3821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.211.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3366B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#245DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006E7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #485bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.133 271.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8489c7',
    500: '#485bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #485bae;
$custom-light: #8489c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#485bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.824,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49887,
    "c": 0.13334,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#485BAE
secondary
#C2B990
accent
#BA57D1
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0EFF8
border
#CBCAD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82

Preview Lab

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#485BAE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva