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#485fa1 color: Bio Blue

#485fa1 is rgb(72, 95, 161) in RGB and oklch(49.906% 0.10914 267.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

49.9%
0.109
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #485fa1

#485fa1 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.13:1 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 dark blue colors

Lighter: #485fa1 mixed with white

  1. 485fa1
  2. 586eab
  3. 697eb5
  4. 7b8ebe
  5. 8d9dc8
  6. 9fadd1
  7. b1bddb
  8. c4cde4
  9. d8deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #485fa1 mixed with black

  1. 485fa1
  2. 3d528b
  3. 334476
  4. 293862
  5. 1f2c4e
  6. 16203c
  7. 0d152a
  8. 060a19
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485fa1 with less saturation

  1. 485fa1
  2. 4b609b
  3. 4d6195
  4. 50618f
  5. 536289
  6. 556283
  7. 58627c
  8. 5b6376
  9. 5d6370
  10. 606369

Questions about #485fa1

What color is #485fa1?

#485fa1 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 95, 161), in HSL hsl(224.49, 38.2%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.906% 0.10914 267.842).

What colors go well with #485fa1?

The complementary color of #485fa1 is #7d5e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #046a99 and #6b5499. The triadic partners are #97473f and #30733d.

Is white or black text more readable on #485fa1?

White text reads better on #485fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485fa1 a warm or cool color?

#485fa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.109.