#485CA5#485CA5

#485CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.119 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485CA5
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(227, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(227, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 14.63, -41.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 44.30, 289.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.0002 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.119 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2889, 11.7476, 37.1573)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485CA5 #A59148

analogous

#488BA5 #485CA5 #6348A5

triadic

#485CA5 #A5485C #5CA548

tetradic

#485CA5 #A5488B #A59148 #48A563

square

#485CA5 #A5488B #A59148 #48A563

split-complementary

#485CA5 #A56348 #8BA548

monochromatic

#232C50 #35447A #485CA5 #6C7DBF #96A3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#485CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#485CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485CA5

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485CA5	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C65A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.119 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289c0',
    500: '#485ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ca5;
$custom-light: #8289c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.097,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49507,
    "c": 0.11893,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485CA5

secondary

#BDB38C

accent

#B659CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485CA5

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

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