Color #485B8B

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Basic facts about this digital color

#485B8B falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 91, 139) — 28.2% red, 35.7% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 19 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#485B8B is a mildly saturated azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusky Blue (#475F94). Slightly further away sit Twilight (#4E518B) and Dusk (#4E5481).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 91, 139) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #485B8B: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #485B8B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#485B8B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#485B8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#485B8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#485B8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#485B8B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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#485B8B 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.

Complementary color schemes

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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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.

Analogous color scheme

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

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Nearest named colors to #485B8B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusky Blue

#475F94

Twilight

#4E518B

Dusk

#4E5481

Rustic Blue

#525D80

Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Purple Navy

#4E5180

Hendrix

#4C567C

Lifesaver

#535E7F

Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Wavelength

#3C6886

Breakwater

#536893

Waratah

#55698B

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#485B8B
RGB72, 91, 139
CMYK26, 19, 0, 45
CSSrgb(72, 91, 139)

HSL223°, 32%, 41%
HSL Precise222.985°, 31.754%, 41.373%
HSV223°, 48%, 55%
HSB223°, 48%, 55%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545

GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.357, 0.545)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.357, 0.545, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.357, 0.545)

Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%

Color FamilyAzure
Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

HEX ID485B8B
DECIMAL ID4742027
Name LengthThis color has no name

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