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#485fa7 color: Kakitsubata Blue

#485fa7 is rgb(72, 95, 167) in RGB and oklch(50.278% 0.11794 268.581) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

50.3%
0.118
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #485fa7

#485fa7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.05:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kakitsubata Blue (#3e62ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #485fa7 mixed with white

  1. 485fa7
  2. 586fb0
  3. 697eba
  4. 7b8ec3
  5. 8c9ecc
  6. 9faed5
  7. b1bedd
  8. c4cee6
  9. d7deee
  10. ebeef7

Darker: #485fa7 mixed with black

  1. 485fa7
  2. 3d5291
  3. 33447b
  4. 293866
  5. 1f2c52
  6. 16203e
  7. 0d152c
  8. 060a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #485fa7 with less saturation

  1. 485fa7
  2. 4b60a1
  3. 4d619a
  4. 506293
  5. 53628d
  6. 566386
  7. 596380
  8. 5b6479
  9. 5e6472
  10. 61646b

Questions about #485fa7

What color is #485fa7?

#485fa7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Kakitsubata Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 95, 167), in HSL hsl(225.47, 39.75%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.278% 0.11794 268.581).

What colors go well with #485fa7?

The complementary color of #485fa7 is #7f5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b9f and #6d539e. The triadic partners are #9c453c and #28763c.

Is white or black text more readable on #485fa7?

White text reads better on #485fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485fa7 a warm or cool color?

#485fa7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.118.