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#485ba7 color: Chinese Bellflower

#485ba7 is rgb(72, 91, 167) in RGB and oklch(49.423% 0.12318 270.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.4%
0.123
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #485ba7

#485ba7 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #485ba7 mixed with white

  1. 485ba7
  2. 586bb1
  3. 697bba
  4. 7a8bc3
  5. 8c9bcc
  6. 9eacd5
  7. b1bcde
  8. c4cde6
  9. d7ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485ba7 mixed with black

  1. 485ba7
  2. 3d4e91
  3. 33417b
  4. 293566
  5. 1f2952
  6. 161e3e
  7. 0d132c
  8. 06091a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485ba7 with less saturation

  1. 485ba7
  2. 4a5ca0
  3. 4d5d9a
  4. 4f5e93
  5. 525f8c
  6. 546085
  7. 57607e
  8. 5a6177
  9. 5c6170
  10. 5f6169

Questions about #485ba7

What color is #485ba7?

#485ba7 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 91, 167), in HSL hsl(228, 39.75%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.423% 0.12318 270.767).

What colors go well with #485ba7?

The complementary color of #485ba7 is #7b5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0068a0 and #6e4e9c. The triadic partners are #9b4234 and #18743a.

Is white or black text more readable on #485ba7?

White text reads better on #485ba7: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485ba7 a warm or cool color?

#485ba7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.123.