Skip to the color picker

#485bad color: Chinese Bellflower

#485bad is rgb(72, 91, 173) in RGB and oklch(49.82% 0.1319 271.106) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

229°
100%

49.8%
0.132
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #485bad

#485bad is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, 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: #485bad mixed with white

  1. 485bad
  2. 586bb6
  3. 697bbf
  4. 7a8cc8
  5. 8c9cd0
  6. 9eacd8
  7. b1bce0
  8. c4cde8
  9. d7ddf0
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #485bad mixed with black

  1. 485bad
  2. 3d4e96
  3. 33417f
  4. 29356a
  5. 1f2955
  6. 161e41
  7. 0d132d
  8. 06091b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485bad with less saturation

  1. 485bad
  2. 4a5ca6
  3. 4d5e9f
  4. 4f5f97
  5. 526090
  6. 556189
  7. 576181
  8. 5a627a
  9. 5d6272
  10. 60626b

Questions about #485bad

What color is #485bad?

#485bad is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 91, 173), in HSL hsl(228.71, 41.22%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.82% 0.1319 271.106).

What colors go well with #485bad?

The complementary color of #485bad is #7c5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a6 and #704da1. The triadic partners are #a03f30 and #057739.

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

White text reads better on #485bad: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485bad a warm or cool color?

#485bad is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.132.