#485c8c

Color #485c8c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#485c8c

RGB

rgb(72, 92, 140)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 32.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 48.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.6%, 34.3%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(39.45, 6.34, -28.98)

LCH

lch(39.45, 29.67, 282.34)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0817, 266.21)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 28.2%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c7848

Analogous

#487e8c

#485c8c

#56488c

Triadic

#485c8c

#8c485c

#5c8c48

Split-complementary

#485c8c

#8c5648

#7e8c48

Tetradic

#485c8c

#78488c

#8c7848

#5c8c48

Square

#485c8c

#8c487e

#8c7848

#488c56

Shades

Color #485c8c mixed toward black.

#3c4d75

#303d5d

#242e46

#181f2f

#0c0f17

Tints

Color #485c8c mixed toward white.

#5b72ab

#7c8fbc

#9dabcc

#bdc7dd

#dee3ee

Tones

Color #485c8c mixed toward gray.

#4e5e86

#536181

#59637b

#5f6575

#646870

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515282 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#504f80 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#497a78 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 18

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #485c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#485c8c]

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

#485c8c (#485c8c) is rgb(72, 92, 140) in RGB.

No, #485c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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