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#485cb4 color: Chinese Bellflower

#485cb4 is rgb(72, 92, 180) in RGB and oklch(50.502% 0.14063 270.969) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50.5%
0.141
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #485cb4

#485cb4 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.06:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #485cb4 mixed with white

  1. 485cb4
  2. 586cbc
  3. 697dc5
  4. 7a8dcd
  5. 8c9dd5
  6. 9eaddc
  7. b1bde4
  8. c4cdeb
  9. d7def2
  10. ebeef8

Darker: #485cb4 mixed with black

  1. 485cb4
  2. 3d4f9c
  3. 334285
  4. 29366e
  5. 1f2a58
  6. 161f44
  7. 0d1430
  8. 060a1d
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #485cb4 with less saturation

  1. 485cb4
  2. 4b5eac
  3. 4d5fa5
  4. 50609d
  5. 536295
  6. 56628d
  7. 596385
  8. 5b647d
  9. 5e6475
  10. 61646d

Questions about #485cb4

What color is #485cb4?

#485cb4 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 92, 180), in HSL hsl(228.89, 42.86%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.502% 0.14063 270.969).

What colors go well with #485cb4?

The complementary color of #485cb4 is #7f6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006bac and #734da7. The triadic partners are #a63e2e and #007a37.

Is white or black text more readable on #485cb4?

White text reads better on #485cb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485cb4 a warm or cool color?

#485cb4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.141.