#485EB5#485EB5

#485EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.139 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EB5
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(228, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 18.83, -48.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 52.31, 291.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0004 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.139 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0129, 12.7181, 45.3708)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EB5 #B59F48

analogous

#4895B5 #485EB5 #6948B5

triadic

#485EB5 #B5485E #5EB548

tetradic

#485EB5 #B54895 #B59F48 #48B569

square

#485EB5 #B54895 #B59F48 #48B569

split-complementary

#485EB5 #B56948 #95B548

monochromatic

#25315D #374789 #485EB5 #7384C7 #9FAAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#485EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#485EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EB5

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EB5	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3369B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.139 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bcc',
    500: '#485eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485eb5;
$custom-light: #858bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.89,
    "s": 43.083,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50983,
    "c": 0.13945,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EB5

secondary

#C5BB93

accent

#B955D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EB5

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

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