#485b8a

Color #485b8a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#485b8a

RGB

rgb(72, 91, 138)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 31.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 47.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(39.06, 6.33, -28.39)

LCH

lch(39.06, 29.09, 282.57)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0798, 266.63)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 28.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7748

Analogous

#487c8a

#485b8a

#56488a

Triadic

#485b8a

#8a485b

#5b8a48

Split-complementary

#485b8a

#8a5648

#7c8a48

Tetradic

#485b8a

#77488a

#8a7748

#5b8a48

Square

#485b8a

#8a487c

#8a7748

#488a56

Shades

Color #485b8a mixed toward black.

#3c4c73

#303d5c

#242e45

#181e2e

#0c0f17

Tints

Color #485b8a mixed toward white.

#5b71a9

#7c8eba

#9caacc

#bdc6dd

#dee3ee

Tones

Color #485b8a mixed toward gray.

#4e5d85

#53607f

#59627a

#5e6474

#64676f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515181 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#504e7e · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#497877 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #485b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#485b8a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#485b8a (#485b8a) is rgb(72, 91, 138) in RGB.

No, #485b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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