#485BB9#485BB9

#485BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.149 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485BB9
RGB	rgb(72, 91, 185)
HSL	hsl(230, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 50.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 22.13, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 56.54, 293.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.004 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.149 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1676, 12.3614, 47.4762)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485BB9 #B9A648

analogous

#4893B9 #485BB9 #6E48B9

triadic

#485BB9 #B9485B #5BB948

tetradic

#485BB9 #B94893 #B9A648 #48B96E

square

#485BB9 #B94893 #B9A648 #48B96E

split-complementary

#485BB9 #B96E48 #93B948

monochromatic

#252F61 #36458E #485BB9 #7483CA #A1AADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#485BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#485BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485BB9

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485BB9	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2768BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 91, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.149 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589cf',
    500: '#485bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485bb9;
$custom-light: #8589cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.912,
    "s": 44.664,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50648,
    "c": 0.14902,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485BB9

secondary

#C8BF95

accent

#BF53D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485BB9

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

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