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#485cab color: Chinese Bellflower

#485cab is rgb(72, 92, 171) in RGB and oklch(49.896% 0.12768 270.516) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.9%
0.128
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #485cab

#485cab is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #485cab mixed with white

  1. 485cab
  2. 586cb4
  3. 697cbd
  4. 7a8cc6
  5. 8c9ccf
  6. 9eacd7
  7. b1bddf
  8. c4cde8
  9. d7def0
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485cab mixed with black

  1. 485cab
  2. 3d4f94
  3. 33427e
  4. 293668
  5. 1f2a54
  6. 161f40
  7. 0d142d
  8. 060a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485cab with less saturation

  1. 485cab
  2. 4a5da4
  3. 4d5f9d
  4. 506096
  5. 52608f
  6. 556188
  7. 586281
  8. 5a6279
  9. 5d6372
  10. 60636a

Questions about #485cab

What color is #485cab?

#485cab is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 92, 171), in HSL hsl(227.88, 40.74%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.896% 0.12768 270.516).

What colors go well with #485cab?

The complementary color of #485cab is #7d5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006aa4 and #6f4fa0. The triadic partners are #9f4133 and #14763a.

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

White text reads better on #485cab: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485cab a warm or cool color?

#485cab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.128.