#485EA5#485EA5

#485EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.116 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EA5
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(226, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, 13.35, -40.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 43.04, 288.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% -0.0021 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.116 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4645, 12.0987, 37.2158)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EA5 #A58F48

analogous

#488DA5 #485EA5 #6048A5

triadic

#485EA5 #A5485E #5EA548

tetradic

#485EA5 #A5488D #A58F48 #48A560

square

#485EA5 #A5488D #A58F48 #48A560

split-complementary

#485EA5 #A56048 #8DA548

monochromatic

#232D50 #35467A #485EA5 #6C7FBF #96A4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#485EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#485EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EA5

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EA5	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#116E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.116 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bc0',
    500: '#485ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ea5;
$custom-light: #828bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.806,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49936,
    "c": 0.11631,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EA5

secondary

#BDB28C

accent

#B359CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EA5

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

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