#486A9A#486A9A
#486A9A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.086 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486A9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 106, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 36%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 53%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.26, 2.15, -29.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.26, 29.91, 274.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.98% -0.0192 -0.0839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.98% 0.086 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6573, 14.0179, 32.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.1402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.48
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.75
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.34
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.60
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.68
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486A9A #9A7848
analogous
#48939A #486A9A #4F489A
triadic
#486A9A #9A486A #6A9A48
tetradic
#486A9A #9A4893 #9A7848 #489A4F
square
#486A9A #9A4893 #9A7848 #489A4F
split-complementary
#486A9A #9A4F48 #939A48
monochromatic
#213147 #354D70 #486A9A #6789B8 #91A9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.52
#486A9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#486A9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486A9A
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486A9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486A9A | 1.00 | 5.52 | 3.80 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#576D9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D6599
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1D757B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486a9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.086 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8094b8',
500: '#486a9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486a9a; $custom-light: #8094b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486a9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 106,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.122,
"s": 36.283,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51983,
"c": 0.08604,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.14019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486A9A
secondary
#B7A386
accent
#9E5CCC
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF1F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0D11
muted
#7C7E80