Information about #485B70 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #485B70 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chambray (#475877). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Indigo (#4A556B) and Dalek (#475769).
The recipe behind #485B70 is rgb(72, 91, 112), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #485B70 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #485B70 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#485B70 color variations
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#485B70 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#485B70 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#485B70 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#485B70 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#485B70 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #485B70 color
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Nearest named colors to #485B70
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#475877
#4A556B
#475769
#47526E
#4A646C
#4D646C
#4C516D
#496267
#515769
#496569
#505F67
#424F71
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#485B70
- RGB72, 91, 112
- CMYK16, 8, 0, 56
- CSSrgb(72, 91, 112)
- HSL212°, 22%, 36%
- HSL Precise211.5°, 21.739%, 36.078%
- HSV212°, 36%, 44%
- HSB212°, 36%, 44%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.357, 0.439)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.357, 0.439, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.357, 0.439)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID485B70
- DECIMAL ID4742000
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
