#485D99#485D99

#485D99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.100 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485D99
RGB	rgb(72, 93, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 39.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 9.96, -35.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 36.66, 285.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0034 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.1 268)
XYZ	xyz(12.3347, 11.5055, 31.7016)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485D99 #998448

analogous

#488699 #485D99 #5C4899

triadic

#485D99 #99485D #5D9948

tetradic

#485D99 #994886 #998448 #48995C

square

#485D99 #994886 #998448 #48995C

split-complementary

#485D99 #995C48 #869948

monochromatic

#212A46 #34446F #485D99 #677CB7 #90A0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#485D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#485D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485D99

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485D99	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45639B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 93, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.100 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808ab7',
    500: '#485d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485d99;
$custom-light: #808ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.444,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48984,
    "c": 0.09987,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.11506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485D99

secondary

#B7AA86

accent

#AF5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #485D99

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

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