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#485BDA

#485bda ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#485bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 35.69% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 58.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.19°, with 66.36% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #485bda
  2. #dac748

Split complementary

  1. #485bda
  2. #da7e48
  3. #a4da48

Analogous

  1. #48a4da
  2. #485bda
  3. #7e48da

Triadic

  1. #485bda
  2. #da485b
  3. #5bda48

Tetradic

  1. #485bda
  2. #c748da
  3. #dac748
  4. #5bda48

Square

  1. #485bda
  2. #da48a4
  3. #dac748
  4. #48da7e

Monochromatic

  1. #172372
  2. #2436b2
  3. #485bda
  4. #8894e7
  5. #c7cdf4

Shades

#485bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #485bda
  2. #4152c4
  3. #3a49ae
  4. #324099
  5. #2b3783
  6. #242e6d
  7. #1d2457
  8. #161b41
  9. #0e122c
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#485bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #485bda
  2. #5a6bde
  3. #6d7ce1
  4. #7f8ce5
  5. #919de9
  6. #a4aded
  7. #b6bdf0
  8. #c8cef4
  9. #dadef8
  10. #edeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#485bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #485bda
  2. #4e5fd1
  3. #5362c8
  4. #5966bf
  5. #5e6ab6
  6. #646ead
  7. #6a71a4
  8. #6f759b
  9. #757992
  10. #7a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d63a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c68dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-485bda {
  color: #485bda;
}
Background
.bg-485bda {
  background-color: #485bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-485bda {
  border: 2px solid #485bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #485bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 91 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-485bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #485bda, #7e48da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-485bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 91 218 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.29 #b7a425 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Iris
#485bda  rgb(72, 91, 218)  hsl(232, 66%, 57%)  Iris
#dac748  rgb(218, 199, 72)  hsl(52, 66%, 57%)  Old Gold
#da485b  rgb(218, 72, 91)  hsl(352, 66%, 57%)  Amaranth
#5bda48  rgb(91, 218, 72)  hsl(112, 66%, 57%)  Malachite