#486AA2#486AA2
#486AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.097 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486AA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 106, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 38%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 56%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.65, 4.79, -33.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.65, 34.29, 278.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.42% -0.0169 -0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.42% 0.097 260) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3459, 14.2933, 36.1783) |
| Luminance | 0.1429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.59
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.42
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.47
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.58
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.97
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486AA2 #A28048
analogous
#4897A2 #486AA2 #5348A2
triadic
#486AA2 #A2486A #6AA248
tetradic
#486AA2 #A24897 #A28048 #48A253
square
#486AA2 #A24897 #A28048 #48A253
split-complementary
#486AA2 #A25348 #97A248
monochromatic
#22334D #354E78 #486AA2 #6A8ABD #95ABD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#486AA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#486AA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486AA2
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486AA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486AA2 | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#536EA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4866A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#11767E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486aa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.097 260.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8194be',
500: '#486aa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486aa2; $custom-light: #8194be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486aa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 106,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.333,
"s": 38.462,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52418,
"c": 0.09732,
"h": 260
},
"luminance": 0.14294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486AA2
secondary
#BCA98A
accent
#A259CE
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF1F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81