#485972

Color #485972

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#485972

RGB

rgb(72, 89, 114)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 22.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 36.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.8%, 21.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(37.37, 0.22, -16.33)

LCH

lch(37.37, 16.33, 270.77)

OKLCH

oklch(46%, 0.0461, 257.86)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 28.2%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726148

Analogous

#486e72

#485972

#4c4872

Triadic

#485972

#724859

#597248

Split-complementary

#485972

#724c48

#6e7248

Tetradic

#485972

#614872

#726148

#597248

Square

#485972

#72486e

#726148

#48724c

Shades

Color #485972 mixed toward black.

#3c4a5f

#303b4c

#242d39

#181e26

#0c0f13

Tints

Color #485972 mixed toward white.

#5d7393

#7b8eab

#9cabc0

#bdc7d5

#dee3ea

Tones

Color #485972 mixed toward gray.

#4c5a6f

#4f5a6b

#535b68

#565c64

#5a5c61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50506d · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#4f4e6b · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#496867 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 11.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #485972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#485972]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#485972 (#485972) is rgb(72, 89, 114) in RGB.

No, #485972 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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