#485EA1#485EA1

#485EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.110 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EA1
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(225, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(225, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 12.00, -38.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 40.71, 287.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% -0.0029 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.11 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1061, 11.9554, 35.3283)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EA1 #A18B48

analogous

#488AA1 #485EA1 #5F48A1

triadic

#485EA1 #A1485E #5EA148

tetradic

#485EA1 #A1488A #A18B48 #48A15F

square

#485EA1 #A1488A #A18B48 #48A15F

split-complementary

#485EA1 #A15F48 #8AA148

monochromatic

#222D4C #354577 #485EA1 #6A7EBC #94A3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#485EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#485EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EA1

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EA1	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4265A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.110 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818bbd',
    500: '#485ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ea1;
$custom-light: #818bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.169,
    "s": 38.197,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49687,
    "c": 0.11043,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EA1

secondary

#BBAF8A

accent

#B15ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EA1

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

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