#485CB5#485CB5

#485CB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.142 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485CB5
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 181)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 49.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 20.11, -49.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 53.59, 292.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.0025 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.142 271)
XYZ	xyz(14.8373, 12.3670, 45.3123)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485CB5 #B5A148

analogous

#4893B5 #485CB5 #6B48B5

triadic

#485CB5 #B5485C #5CB548

tetradic

#485CB5 #B54893 #B5A148 #48B56B

square

#485CB5 #B54893 #B5A148 #48B56B

split-complementary

#485CB5 #B56B48 #93B548

monochromatic

#252F5D #374689 #485CB5 #7382C7 #9FA9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#485CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#485CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485CB5

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485CB5	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E68B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.142 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589cc',
    500: '#485cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485cb5;
$custom-light: #8589cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.991,
    "s": 43.083,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50571,
    "c": 0.14205,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.12368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485CB5

secondary

#C5BC93

accent

#BC55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485CB5

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

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