#485EB4#485EB4

#485EB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.138 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EB4
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 180)
HSL	hsl(228, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 47.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 18.49, -48.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 51.74, 290.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.0003 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.138 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9107, 12.6772, 44.8324)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EB4 #B49E48

analogous

#4894B4 #485EB4 #6848B4

triadic

#485EB4 #B4485E #5EB448

tetradic

#485EB4 #B44894 #B49E48 #48B468

square

#485EB4 #B44894 #B49E48 #48B468

split-complementary

#485EB4 #B46848 #94B448

monochromatic

#25305D #374788 #485EB4 #7284C7 #9EAAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#485EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#485EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EB4

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EB4	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3469B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.138 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bcb',
    500: '#485eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485eb4;
$custom-light: #848bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.778,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50915,
    "c": 0.13802,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EB4

secondary

#C5BB93

accent

#B955D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EB4

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

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