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#485ca8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#485ca8 is rgb(72, 92, 168) in RGB and oklch(49.7% 0.12332 270.314) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.7%
0.123
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #485ca8

#485ca8 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.23:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #485ca8 mixed with white

  1. 485ca8
  2. 586cb1
  3. 697cbb
  4. 7a8cc4
  5. 8c9ccd
  6. 9eacd5
  7. b1bcde
  8. c4cde6
  9. d7ddef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485ca8 mixed with black

  1. 485ca8
  2. 3d4f92
  3. 33427c
  4. 293667
  5. 1f2a52
  6. 161f3f
  7. 0d142c
  8. 060a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485ca8 with less saturation

  1. 485ca8
  2. 4a5da1
  3. 4d5e9b
  4. 505f94
  5. 52608d
  6. 556186
  7. 57617f
  8. 5a6278
  9. 5d6271
  10. 60626a

Questions about #485ca8

What color is #485ca8?

#485ca8 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 92, 168), in HSL hsl(227.5, 40%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.7% 0.12332 270.314).

What colors go well with #485ca8?

The complementary color of #485ca8 is #7d5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a1 and #6e4f9d. The triadic partners are #9c4235 and #1b753a.

Is white or black text more readable on #485ca8?

White text reads better on #485ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485ca8 a warm or cool color?

#485ca8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.123.