#485CB9#485CB9

#485CB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.148 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485CB9
RGB	rgb(72, 92, 185)
HSL	hsl(229, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 21.49, -51.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 55.90, 292.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.0029 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.148 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2537, 12.5335, 47.5049)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485CB9 #B9A548

analogous

#4894B9 #485CB9 #6D48B9

triadic

#485CB9 #B9485C #5CB948

tetradic

#485CB9 #B94894 #B9A548 #48B96D

square

#485CB9 #B94894 #B9A548 #48B96D

split-complementary

#485CB9 #B96D48 #94B948

monochromatic

#253061 #36468E #485CB9 #7483CA #A1ABDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#485CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#485CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485CB9

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485CB9	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A68BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#105EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 92, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.148 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589cf',
    500: '#485cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485cb9;
$custom-light: #8589cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.381,
    "s": 44.664,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5085,
    "c": 0.14773,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485CB9

secondary

#C8BF95

accent

#BE53D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485CB9

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

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