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#485ea7 color: Bio Blue

#485ea7 is rgb(72, 94, 167) in RGB and oklch(50.062% 0.11923 269.147) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

50.1%
0.119
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #485ea7

#485ea7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #485ea7 mixed with white

  1. 485ea7
  2. 586eb0
  3. 697dba
  4. 7a8dc3
  5. 8c9dcc
  6. 9fadd5
  7. b1bddd
  8. c4cde6
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485ea7 mixed with black

  1. 485ea7
  2. 3d5191
  3. 33447b
  4. 293766
  5. 1f2b52
  6. 161f3e
  7. 0d142c
  8. 060a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485ea7 with less saturation

  1. 485ea7
  2. 4b5fa0
  3. 4d609a
  4. 506193
  5. 53628d
  6. 556286
  7. 58637f
  8. 5b6378
  9. 5e6372
  10. 60636a

Questions about #485ea7

What color is #485ea7?

#485ea7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 94, 167), in HSL hsl(226.11, 39.75%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.062% 0.11923 269.147).

What colors go well with #485ea7?

The complementary color of #485ea7 is #7f5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b9f and #6e529d. The triadic partners are #9c443a and #25753b.

Is white or black text more readable on #485ea7?

White text reads better on #485ea7: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485ea7 a warm or cool color?

#485ea7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.119.