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#485EEA Color

#485EEA is rgb(72, 94, 234) in RGB, hsl(232, 79%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 60%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#485EEA
HEX#485EEA
RGBrgb(72, 94, 234)
HSLhsl(232, 79%, 60%)
HSVhsv(232, 69%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 60%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.211 270.9)
LABlab(44.88% 28.09 -74.82)
LCHlch(44.88% 79.92 290.57)

What #485EEA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #485EEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#485EEA Channel Values

How #485EEA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 94 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 79% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 69% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #485EEA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #485EEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #485EEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #485EEA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #485EEA.

How #485EEA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#485EEA
Protanopia#5B5BEA
Protanomaly#545CEA
Deuteranopia#5757EA
Deuteranomaly#525AEA
Tritanopia#007C7C
Tritanomaly#1A71B3
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #485EEA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-485eea: #485EEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #485EEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-485eea': '#485EEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.369, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_485eea">#485EEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#485EEA"

More Blue Colors

#485EEA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#485EEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #485EEA?

#485EEA is a light blue — rgb(72, 94, 234) in RGB and hsl(232, 79%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #485EEA?

#485EEA is rgb(72, 94, 234) — red 72, green 94, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #485EEA?

#485EEA converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 60%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #485EEA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #485EEA scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #485EEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #485EEA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.99, which is visibly different.

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