#485EB0#485EB0
#485EB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.132 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #485EB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 94, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 46.6%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 17.11, -46.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 49.42, 290.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.65% -0.0003 -0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.65% 0.132 269.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5090, 12.5166, 42.7172) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.15
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.91
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.41
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.94
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.98
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#485EB0 #B09A48
analogous
#4892B0 #485EB0 #6648B0
triadic
#485EB0 #B0485E #5EB048
tetradic
#485EB0 #B04892 #B09A48 #48B066
square
#485EB0 #B04892 #B09A48 #48B066
split-complementary
#485EB0 #B06648 #92B048
monochromatic
#243059 #364785 #485EB0 #7082C5 #9CA8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#485EB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#485EB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #485EB0
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##485EB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##485EB0 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3768B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#285FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00707E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #485eb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.132 269.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#848bc8',
500: '#485eb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #485eb0; $custom-light: #848bc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#485eb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 94,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.308,
"s": 41.935,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50647,
"c": 0.13229,
"h": 269.9
},
"luminance": 0.12518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#485EB0
secondary
#C3B891
accent
#B856D2
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0B13
muted
#7D7C82