#486A8A#486A8A
#486A8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.064 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 106, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 31%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 48%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.54, -2.95, -21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.54, 21.63, 262.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.18% -0.0245 -0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.18% 0.064 247.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4124, 13.5199, 25.9954) |
| Luminance | 0.1352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.34
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 3.78
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.90
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 3.96
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.36
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486A8A #8A6848
analogous
#488A89 #486A8A #48498A
triadic
#486A8A #8A486A #6A8A48
tetradic
#486A8A #89488A #8A6848 #498A48
square
#486A8A #89488A #8A6848 #498A48
split-complementary
#486A8A #8A4849 #8A8948
monochromatic
#1E2C3A #334B62 #486A8A #6289AD #8AA7C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.67
#486A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#486A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486A8A
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486A8A | 1.00 | 5.67 | 3.70 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6B8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556489
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C7175
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.064 247.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f94ac',
500: '#486a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486a8a; $custom-light: #7f94ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 106,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.091,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51179,
"c": 0.06447,
"h": 247.7
},
"luminance": 0.13521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486A8A
secondary
#AE9680
accent
#9260C8
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF1F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#0A0D10
muted
#7C7E7F