#486AA1#486AA1

#486AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.096 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AA1
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 161)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 4.46, -33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 33.74, 277.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% -0.0172 -0.0943)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.096 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2573, 14.2579, 35.7120)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AA1 #A17F48

analogous

#4896A1 #486AA1 #5348A1

triadic

#486AA1 #A1486A #6AA148

tetradic

#486AA1 #A14896 #A17F48 #48A153

square

#486AA1 #A14896 #A17F48 #48A153

split-complementary

#486AA1 #A15348 #96A148

monochromatic

#22324C #354E77 #486AA1 #6A89BC #94ABCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#486AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#486AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AA1

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AA1	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546EA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4966A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.096 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8194bd',
    500: '#486aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aa1;
$custom-light: #8194bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.079,
    "s": 38.197,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52362,
    "c": 0.0959,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AA1

secondary

#BBA88A

accent

#A25ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AA1

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

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