Information about #485D8D color

#485D8D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#485D8D falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 93, 141) — 28.2% red, 36.5% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 19 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#485D8D is a moderately toned steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well 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 Quantum Leap (#4F698B).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 93, 141) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #485D8D: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#485D8D color variations

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

#485D8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#485D8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#485D8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#485D8D 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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#485D8D 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.

Triadic color scheme
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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 #485D8D

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

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

#485D8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#485D8D
  • RGB72, 93, 141
  • CMYK27, 19, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(72, 93, 141)
  • HSL222°, 32%, 42%
  • HSL Precise221.739°, 32.394%, 41.765%
  • HSV222°, 49%, 55%
  • HSB222°, 49%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.365, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.365, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.365, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID485D8D
  • DECIMAL ID4742541
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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