#485EA8#485EA8

#485EA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.121 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EA8
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 168)
HSL	hsl(226, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(226, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 14.37, -42.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 44.79, 288.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% -0.0016 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.121 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7407, 12.2092, 38.6707)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EA8 #A89248

analogous

#488EA8 #485EA8 #6248A8

triadic

#485EA8 #A8485E #5EA848

tetradic

#485EA8 #A8488E #A89248 #48A862

square

#485EA8 #A8488E #A89248 #48A862

split-complementary

#485EA8 #A86248 #8EA848

monochromatic

#232E52 #36467D #485EA8 #6D80C0 #98A5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#485EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#485EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EA8

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EA8	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E67AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#096E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.121 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc2',
    500: '#485ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ea8;
$custom-light: #838bc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.25,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50126,
    "c": 0.12069,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EA8

secondary

#BFB38D

accent

#B458D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EA8

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

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