#485EA9#485EA9

#485EA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.122 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EA9
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 169)
HSL	hsl(226, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(226, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 14.71, -42.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 45.37, 288.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% -0.0014 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.122 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8342, 12.2466, 39.1632)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EA9 #A99348

analogous

#488EA9 #485EA9 #6348A9

triadic

#485EA9 #A9485E #5EA948

tetradic

#485EA9 #A9488E #A99348 #48A963

square

#485EA9 #A9488E #A99348 #48A963

split-complementary

#485EA9 #A96348 #8EA948

monochromatic

#232E53 #36467E #485EA9 #6D80C1 #98A6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#485EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#485EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EA9

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EA9	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D67AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.122 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc3',
    500: '#485ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ea9;
$custom-light: #838bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.392,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5019,
    "c": 0.12215,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EA9

secondary

#BFB48D

accent

#B558D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EA9

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

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