#485DB9#485DB9

#485DB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.146 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485DB9
RGB	rgb(72, 93, 185)
HSL	hsl(229, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 49.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.32, 20.85, -51.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.32, 55.26, 292.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.0019 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.146 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3409, 12.7079, 47.5340)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485DB9 #B9A448

analogous

#4895B9 #485DB9 #6C48B9

triadic

#485DB9 #B9485D #5DB948

tetradic

#485DB9 #B94895 #B9A448 #48B96C

square

#485DB9 #B94895 #B9A448 #48B96C

split-complementary

#485DB9 #B96C48 #95B948

monochromatic

#253061 #36468E #485DB9 #7484CA #A1ABDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#485DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#485DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485DB9

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485DB9	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C69BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 93, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.146 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858acf',
    500: '#485db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485db9;
$custom-light: #858acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.85,
    "s": 44.664,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51053,
    "c": 0.14642,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485DB9

secondary

#C8BE95

accent

#BC53D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485DB9

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

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