#485CA9#485CA9

#485CA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.125 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485CA9
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 169)
HSL	hsl(228, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(228, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.05, 15.99, -43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.05, 46.63, 290.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.0008 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.125 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6587, 11.8956, 39.1047)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485CA9 #A99548

analogous

#488DA9 #485CA9 #6548A9

triadic

#485CA9 #A9485C #5CA948

tetradic

#485CA9 #A9488D #A99548 #48A965

square

#485CA9 #A9488D #A99548 #48A965

split-complementary

#485CA9 #A96548 #8DA948

monochromatic

#232D53 #36457E #485CA9 #6D7FC1 #98A4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#485CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#485CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485CA9

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485CA9	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3965AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#076D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.125 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389c3',
    500: '#485ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ca9;
$custom-light: #8389c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.629,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49765,
    "c": 0.12477,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485CA9

secondary

#BFB58D

accent

#B758D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485CA9

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

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