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#485daa color: Chinese Bellflower

#485daa is rgb(72, 93, 170) in RGB and oklch(50.042% 0.12491 269.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

50%
0.125
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #485daa

#485daa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #485daa mixed with white

  1. 485daa
  2. 586db3
  3. 697dbc
  4. 7a8dc5
  5. 8c9dce
  6. 9eadd7
  7. b1bddf
  8. c4cde7
  9. d7deef
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485daa mixed with black

  1. 485daa
  2. 3d5093
  3. 33437d
  4. 293768
  5. 1f2a53
  6. 161f3f
  7. 0d142d
  8. 060a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485daa with less saturation

  1. 485daa
  2. 4b5ea3
  3. 4d5f9c
  4. 506095
  5. 53618e
  6. 556288
  7. 586280
  8. 5b6379
  9. 5e6372
  10. 60636b

Questions about #485daa

What color is #485daa?

#485daa is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 93, 170), in HSL hsl(227.14, 40.5%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.042% 0.12491 269.942).

What colors go well with #485daa?

The complementary color of #485daa is #7e5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006aa2 and #6f509f. The triadic partners are #9e4236 and #1b763a.

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

White text reads better on #485daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485daa a warm or cool color?

#485daa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.125.