#485EAE#485EAE

#485EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.129 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EAE
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 16.42, -45.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 48.27, 289.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% -0.0006 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.129 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3126, 12.4380, 41.6827)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EAE #AE9848

analogous

#4891AE #485EAE #6548AE

triadic

#485EAE #AE485E #5EAE48

tetradic

#485EAE #AE4891 #AE9848 #48AE65

square

#485EAE #AE4891 #AE9848 #48AE65

split-complementary

#485EAE #AE6548 #91AE48

monochromatic

#242F57 #364783 #485EAE #7082C4 #9BA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#485EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#485EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EAE

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EAE	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3968B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.129 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc7',
    500: '#485eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485eae;
$custom-light: #838bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.059,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50515,
    "c": 0.1294,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EAE

secondary

#C2B790

accent

#B757D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EAE

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

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