#485EC9#485EC9

#485EC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.167 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485EC9
RGB	rgb(72, 94, 201)
HSL	hsl(230, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 53.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 25.77, -58.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 63.75, 293.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.0024 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.167 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2143, 13.5986, 56.9646)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485EC9 #C9B348

analogous

#489EC9 #485EC9 #7248C9

triadic

#485EC9 #C9485E #5EC948

tetradic

#485EC9 #C9489E #C9B348 #48C972

square

#485EC9 #C9489E #C9B348 #48C972

split-complementary

#485EC9 #C97248 #9EC948

monochromatic

#223074 #3044A4 #485EC9 #7788D7 #A7B1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#485EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#485EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485EC9

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485EC9	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166DCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00778A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 94, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.167 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bda',
    500: '#485ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485ec9;
$custom-light: #888bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.767,
    "s": 54.43,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.524,
    "c": 0.16743,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485EC9

secondary

#D2C99B

accent

#C54ADE

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #485EC9

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

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