#485D7C#485D7C
#485D7C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.057 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #485D7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 93, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 27%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 42%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.9%, 25%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.00, 0.71, -19.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.00, 19.96, 272.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.42% -0.0118 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.42% 0.057 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2238, 10.6611, 20.5840) |
| Luminance | 0.1066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.64
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.85
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.87
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.37
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.63
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#485D7C #7C6748
analogous
#48777C #485D7C #4D487C
triadic
#485D7C #7C485D #5D7C48
tetradic
#485D7C #7C4877 #7C6748 #487C4D
square
#485D7C #7C4877 #7C6748 #487C4D
split-complementary
#485D7C #7C4D48 #777C48
monochromatic
#1B232F #324055 #485D7C #5F7AA2 #869AB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#485D7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#485D7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #485D7C
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##485D7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##485D7C | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#525F7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5A7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#366468
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #485d7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 93, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.057 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d8aa2',
500: '#485d7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #485d7c; $custom-light: #7d8aa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#485d7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 93,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.769,
"s": 26.531,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47419,
"c": 0.05668,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.10662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#485D7C
secondary
#A5947B
accent
#9D65C3
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0F
muted
#7C7C7E