#485C8B#485C8B

#485C8B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.080 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485C8B
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 139)
HSL	hsl(222, 32%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(222, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 33.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 6.02, -28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 29.08, 281.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% -0.0057 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.08 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1583, 10.8954, 25.9361)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485C8B #8B7748

analogous

#487E8B #485C8B #56488B

triadic

#485C8B #8B485C #5C8B48

tetradic

#485C8B #8B487E #8B7748 #488B56

square

#485C8B #8B487E #8B7748 #488B56

split-complementary

#485C8B #8B5648 #7E8B48

monochromatic

#1E273A #334163 #485C8B #6279AE #8B9BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#485C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#485C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485C8B

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485C8B	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B608D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445A8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E666D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.080 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f89ad',
    500: '#485c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485c8b;
$custom-light: #7f89ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.09,
    "s": 31.754,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47961,
    "c": 0.08014,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485C8B

secondary

#AEA180

accent

#A960C8

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EEF0F4

border

#C9CBCE

text

#0A0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #485C8B

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

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