#485C99#485C99

#485C99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.101 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485C99
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(225, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(225, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 10.59, -35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 37.27, 286.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% -0.0022 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.101 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2475, 11.3311, 31.6726)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485C99 #998548

analogous

#488599 #485C99 #5D4899

triadic

#485C99 #99485C #5C9948

tetradic

#485C99 #994885 #998548 #48995D

square

#485C99 #994885 #998548 #48995D

split-complementary

#485C99 #995D48 #859948

monochromatic

#212A46 #34436F #485C99 #677BB7 #909FCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#485C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#485C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485C99

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485C99	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.101 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8089b7',
    500: '#485c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485c99;
$custom-light: #8089b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.185,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48764,
    "c": 0.10116,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485C99

secondary

#B7AB86

accent

#B05CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #485C99

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

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