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#485ea2 color: Bio Blue

#485ea2 is rgb(72, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(49.749% 0.1119 268.605) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

49.7%
0.112
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #485ea2

#485ea2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.18:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, 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: #485ea2 mixed with white

  1. 485ea2
  2. 586eac
  3. 697db6
  4. 7b8dbf
  5. 8c9dc9
  6. 9fadd2
  7. b1bddb
  8. c4cde4
  9. d7deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #485ea2 mixed with black

  1. 485ea2
  2. 3d518c
  3. 334477
  4. 293763
  5. 1f2b4f
  6. 161f3c
  7. 0d142a
  8. 060a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485ea2 with less saturation

  1. 485ea2
  2. 4b5f9c
  3. 4d6096
  4. 506090
  5. 526189
  6. 556183
  7. 58627d
  8. 5a6276
  9. 5d6270
  10. 606269

Questions about #485ea2

What color is #485ea2?

#485ea2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(225.33, 38.46%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.749% 0.1119 268.605).

What colors go well with #485ea2?

The complementary color of #485ea2 is #7c5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a9b and #6b5299. The triadic partners are #98463c and #2b733d.

Is white or black text more readable on #485ea2?

White text reads better on #485ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485ea2 a warm or cool color?

#485ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.112.