#485DB8#485DB8

#485DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.145 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485DB8
RGB	rgb(72, 93, 184)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 49.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 20.51, -50.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 54.68, 292.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0018 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.145 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2357, 12.6659, 46.9800)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485DB8 #B8A348

analogous

#4895B8 #485DB8 #6B48B8

triadic

#485DB8 #B8485D #5DB848

tetradic

#485DB8 #B84895 #B8A348 #48B86B

square

#485DB8 #B84895 #B8A348 #48B86B

split-complementary

#485DB8 #B86B48 #95B848

monochromatic

#253060 #36478C #485DB8 #7484C9 #A0ABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#485DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#485DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485DB8

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485DB8	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E69BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 93, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.145 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858ace',
    500: '#485db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485db8;
$custom-light: #858ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.75,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50983,
    "c": 0.14501,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485DB8

secondary

#C7BE95

accent

#BC54D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485DB8

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

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