#485DAB#485DAB
#485DAB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.126 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #485DAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 93, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 58%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 45.6%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.45, 16.04, -44.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.45, 47.16, 289.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.11% 0 -0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.11% 0.126 270) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9351, 12.1456, 40.1302) |
| Luminance | 0.1215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.59
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.40
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.72
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.99
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.27
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#485DAB #AB9648
analogous
#488EAB #485DAB #6548AB
triadic
#485DAB #AB485D #5DAB48
tetradic
#485DAB #AB488E #AB9648 #48AB65
square
#485DAB #AB488E #AB9648 #48AB65
split-complementary
#485DAB #AB6548 #8EAB48
monochromatic
#242E55 #364680 #485DAB #6E80C2 #99A6D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.12
#485DAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#485DAB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #485DAB
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##485DAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##485DAB | 1.00 | 6.12 | 3.43 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A66AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C5EA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#016E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #485dab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 93, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.126 270.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838ac4',
500: '#485dab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #485dab; $custom-light: #838ac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#485dab",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 93,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.273,
"s": 40.741,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50107,
"c": 0.12637,
"h": 270
},
"luminance": 0.12147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#485DAB
secondary
#C0B68E
accent
#B757D1
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0B13
muted
#7C7C82