All About Color #485C8E

#485C8E

About #485C8E

#485C8E is a medium blue color with the hex code #485C8E. In RGB it is red 72, green 92, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 223°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 49%, 35%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 6.57:1 on white and 3.20:1 on black.

#485C8E Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, 5C, 8E
CMYK49.30%, 35.21%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal72, 92, 142
HSL223°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal110, 134, 216
HSV (HSB)222.86°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1001000, 1011100, 10001110
CIE-L*AB39.56, 6.99, -30.04
RGB Percent28.24%, 36.08%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH39.56, 30.84, 283.10
XYZ11.38, 10.99, 27.11
CIE-L*UV39.56, -10.81, -43.38
xyY0.23, 0.22, 10.99
Hunter-Lab33.14, 3.30, -25.30
RYB28.24%, 34.34%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#485C8E on a dark background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#485C8E on a light background: contrast 6.57:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #485C8E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#485C8E · #778ABB · #293451 · #8E7A48 · #BBA877

Analogous palette

#488E7A · #487F8E · #485C8E · #57488E · #7A488E

Triadic palette

#485C8E · #8E485C · #5C8E48 · #778ABB · #BB778A

Tetradic palette

#485C8E · #8E487F · #8E7A48 · #488E57 · #293451

Monochromatic palette

#151A29 · #2E3B5C · #485C8E · #6D82B6 · #A0ADCF

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