#485C8A#485C8A
#485C8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.079 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #485C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 92, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 31%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 48%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.35, 5.70, -27.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.35, 28.50, 281.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.91% -0.006 -0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.91% 0.079 265.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0856, 10.8663, 25.5531) |
| Luminance | 0.1087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 1.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.11
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.62
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.29
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.63
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#485C8A #8A7648
analogous
#487D8A #485C8A #55488A
triadic
#485C8A #8A485C #5C8A48
tetradic
#485C8A #8A487D #8A7648 #488A55
square
#485C8A #8A487D #8A7648 #488A55
split-complementary
#485C8A #8A5548 #7D8A48
monochromatic
#1E263A #334162 #485C8A #6279AD #8A9BC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#485C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#485C8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #485C8A
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##485C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##485C8A | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B608C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445A89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E666D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #485c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.079 265.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f89ac',
500: '#485c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #485c8a; $custom-light: #7f89ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#485c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 92,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.818,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47907,
"c": 0.07863,
"h": 265.6
},
"luminance": 0.10867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#485C8A
secondary
#AEA080
accent
#A860C8
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EEF0F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0B10
muted
#7C7C7F