#485CB3#485CB3

#485CB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.139 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485CB3
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 179)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 48.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 19.42, -48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 52.44, 291.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0023 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.139 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6336, 12.2855, 44.2393)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485CB3 #B39F48

analogous

#4892B3 #485CB3 #6A48B3

triadic

#485CB3 #B3485C #5CB348

tetradic

#485CB3 #B34892 #B39F48 #48B36A

square

#485CB3 #B34892 #B39F48 #48B36A

split-complementary

#485CB3 #B36A48 #92B348

monochromatic

#252F5C #364687 #485CB3 #7282C6 #9EA8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#485CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#485CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485CB3

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485CB3	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3167B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.139 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8489ca',
    500: '#485cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485cb3;
$custom-light: #8489ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.785,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50434,
    "c": 0.1392,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485CB3

secondary

#C4BB92

accent

#BB55D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485CB3

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

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