Information about #485D75 color

#485D75 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #485D75 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(72, 93, 117) (28.2% red, 36.5% green, 45.9% blue), or CMYK 18 / 9 / 0 / 54 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #485D75 holds a balanced mid-tone. 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). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hendrix (#4C567C) and Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C).

The recipe behind #485D75 is rgb(72, 93, 117), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #485D75 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #485D75 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#485D75 color variations

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

#485D75 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#485D75 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#485D75 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#485D75 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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#485D75 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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#737548
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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.

Triadic color scheme
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#75485D
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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 #485D75

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

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Vintage Indigo color link
Vintage Indigo

#4A556B

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

#485D75 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#485D75
  • RGB72, 93, 117
  • CMYK18, 9, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(72, 93, 117)
  • HSL212°, 24%, 37%
  • HSL Precise212°, 23.81%, 37.059%
  • HSV212°, 38%, 46%
  • HSB212°, 38%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.365, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.365, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.365, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID485D75
  • DECIMAL ID4742517
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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