#485EA0#485EA0

#485EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.109 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EA0
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(225, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 11.66, -38.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 40.13, 286.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% -0.0031 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.109 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0183, 11.9202, 34.8657)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EA0 #A08A48

analogous

#488AA0 #485EA0 #5E48A0

triadic

#485EA0 #A0485E #5EA048

tetradic

#485EA0 #A0488A #A08A48 #48A05E

square

#485EA0 #A0488A #A08A48 #48A05E

split-complementary

#485EA0 #A05E48 #8AA048

monochromatic

#222C4C #354576 #485EA0 #697EBC #94A2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#485EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#485EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EA0

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EA0	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4365A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.109 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818bbc',
    500: '#485ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ea0;
$custom-light: #818bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49626,
    "c": 0.10895,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EA0

secondary

#BBAE89

accent

#B15ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EA0

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

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