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#485ca2 color: Bio Blue

#485ca2 is rgb(72, 92, 162) in RGB and oklch(49.316% 0.11452 269.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

49.3%
0.115
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

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 #485ca2

#485ca2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 270°.

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 Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #485ca2 mixed with white

  1. 485ca2
  2. 586cac
  3. 697cb6
  4. 7a8cbf
  5. 8c9cc9
  6. 9eacd2
  7. b1bcdb
  8. c4cde4
  9. d7dded
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #485ca2 mixed with black

  1. 485ca2
  2. 3d4f8c
  3. 334277
  4. 293663
  5. 1f2a4f
  6. 161f3c
  7. 0d142a
  8. 060a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485ca2 with less saturation

  1. 485ca2
  2. 4a5d9c
  3. 4d5e95
  4. 4f5f8f
  5. 525f89
  6. 546082
  7. 57607c
  8. 596175
  9. 5c616f
  10. 5f6168

Questions about #485ca2

What color is #485ca2?

#485ca2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 92, 162), in HSL hsl(226.67, 38.46%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.316% 0.11452 269.813).

What colors go well with #485ca2?

The complementary color of #485ca2 is #7b5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00689b and #6c5098. The triadic partners are #974439 and #25733c.

Is white or black text more readable on #485ca2?

White text reads better on #485ca2: 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 #485ca2 a warm or cool color?

#485ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.115.