#486AA0#486AA0

#486AA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.094 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AA0
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 160)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 4.13, -32.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 33.19, 277.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% -0.0175 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.094 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1695, 14.2228, 35.2495)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AA0 #A07E48

analogous

#4896A0 #486AA0 #5248A0

triadic

#486AA0 #A0486A #6AA048

tetradic

#486AA0 #A04896 #A07E48 #48A052

square

#486AA0 #A04896 #A07E48 #48A052

split-complementary

#486AA0 #A05248 #96A048

monochromatic

#22324C #354E76 #486AA0 #6989BC #94AACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#486AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#486AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AA0

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AA0	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A669F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15767D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.094 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8194bc',
    500: '#486aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aa0;
$custom-light: #8194bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.818,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52307,
    "c": 0.09448,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AA0

secondary

#BBA889

accent

#A15ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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