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#485ba6 color: Purple Frenzy

#485ba6 is rgb(72, 91, 166) in RGB and oklch(49.358% 0.12172 270.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.4%
0.122
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #485ba6

#485ba6 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.32:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Frenzy (#50599f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #485ba6 mixed with white

  1. 485ba6
  2. 586bb0
  3. 697bb9
  4. 7a8bc2
  5. 8c9bcb
  6. 9eacd4
  7. b1bcdd
  8. c4cce6
  9. d7ddee
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485ba6 mixed with black

  1. 485ba6
  2. 3d4e90
  3. 33417a
  4. 293565
  5. 1f2951
  6. 161e3e
  7. 0d132b
  8. 06091a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485ba6 with less saturation

  1. 485ba6
  2. 4a5c9f
  3. 4d5d99
  4. 4f5e92
  5. 525f8b
  6. 546085
  7. 57607e
  8. 596177
  9. 5c6170
  10. 5f6169

Questions about #485ba6

What color is #485ba6?

#485ba6 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Purple Frenzy. In RGB it is rgb(72, 91, 166), in HSL hsl(227.87, 39.5%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.358% 0.12172 270.7).

What colors go well with #485ba6?

The complementary color of #485ba6 is #7b5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00689f and #6d4e9b. The triadic partners are #9a4234 and #1a743b.

Is white or black text more readable on #485ba6?

White text reads better on #485ba6: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and black gives 3.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485ba6 a warm or cool color?

#485ba6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.122.