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#485fb9 color: Chinese Bellflower

#485fb9 is rgb(72, 95, 185) in RGB and oklch(51.462% 0.14384 269.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

51.5%
0.144
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #485fb9

#485fb9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, 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: #485fb9 mixed with white

  1. 485fb9
  2. 586fc1
  3. 697fc9
  4. 7a8fd0
  5. 8c9fd8
  6. 9eafdf
  7. b1bfe6
  8. c4cfec
  9. d7dff3
  10. ebeff9

Darker: #485fb9 mixed with black

  1. 485fb9
  2. 3d52a0
  3. 334489
  4. 293871
  5. 1f2c5b
  6. 162046
  7. 0d1531
  8. 060a1e
  9. 02030d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #485fb9 with less saturation

  1. 485fb9
  2. 4b61b1
  3. 4e62a9
  4. 5163a1
  5. 546499
  6. 576591
  7. 5a6689
  8. 5e6781
  9. 616778
  10. 646770

Questions about #485fb9

What color is #485fb9?

#485fb9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 95, 185), in HSL hsl(227.79, 44.66%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.462% 0.14384 269.945).

What colors go well with #485fb9?

The complementary color of #485fb9 is #836200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006fb0 and #7550ac. The triadic partners are #aa3f31 and #007d36.

Is white or black text more readable on #485fb9?

White text reads better on #485fb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #485fb9 a warm or cool color?

#485fb9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.144.