#485EB9#485EB9

#485EB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.145 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EB9
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 185)
HSL	hsl(228, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 49.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 20.22, -50.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 54.62, 291.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.0009 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.145 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4292, 12.8846, 47.5634)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EB9 #B9A348

analogous

#4896B9 #485EB9 #6B48B9

triadic

#485EB9 #B9485E #5EB948

tetradic

#485EB9 #B94896 #B9A348 #48B96B

square

#485EB9 #B94896 #B9A348 #48B96B

split-complementary

#485EB9 #B96B48 #96B948

monochromatic

#253161 #36478E #485EB9 #7485CA #A1ACDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#485EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#485EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EB9

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EB9	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1960B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.145 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bcf',
    500: '#485eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485eb9;
$custom-light: #858bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.319,
    "s": 44.664,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51257,
    "c": 0.14513,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EB9

secondary

#C8BE95

accent

#BB53D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EB9

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

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