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#485DBE

#485dbe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#485dbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 36.47% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.11% cyan, 51.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 229.32°, with 47.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #485dbe
  2. #bea948

Split complementary

  1. #485dbe
  2. #be6e48
  3. #98be48

Analogous

  1. #4898be
  2. #485dbe
  3. #6e48be

Triadic

  1. #485dbe
  2. #be485d
  3. #5dbe48

Tetradic

  1. #485dbe
  2. #a948be
  3. #bea948
  4. #5dbe48

Square

  1. #485dbe
  2. #be4898
  3. #bea948
  4. #48be6e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2650
  2. #314089
  3. #485dbe
  4. #808fd2
  5. #b9c1e6

Shades

#485dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #485dbe
  2. #4154ab
  3. #3a4a98
  4. #324185
  5. #2b3872
  6. #242f5f
  7. #1d254c
  8. #161c39
  9. #0e1326
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#485dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #485dbe
  2. #5a6dc5
  3. #6d7dcb
  4. #7f8ed2
  5. #919ed8
  6. #a4aedf
  7. #b6bee5
  8. #c8ceec
  9. #dadff2
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#485dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #485dbe
  2. #4e61b8
  3. #5364b2
  4. #5968ab
  5. #5e6ba5
  6. #646f9f
  7. #6a7299
  8. #6f7693
  9. #75798c
  10. #7a7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #266ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0260bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3765c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d5fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #206b9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-485dbe {
  color: #485dbe;
}
Background
.bg-485dbe {
  background-color: #485dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-485dbe {
  border: 2px solid #485dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #485dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 93 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-485dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #485dbe, #6e48be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-485dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 93 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.71 #b7a241 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#485dbe  rgb(72, 93, 190)  hsl(229, 48%, 51%)  Sapphire
#bea948  rgb(190, 169, 72)  hsl(49, 48%, 51%)  Brass
#be485d  rgb(190, 72, 93)  hsl(349, 48%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5dbe48  rgb(93, 190, 72)  hsl(109, 48%, 51%)  Mantis