#486AA3#486AA3

#486AA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.099 H 260.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AA3
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 163)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(218, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 35%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 5.12, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 34.84, 278.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% -0.0167 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.099 260.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4351, 14.3290, 36.6483)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AA3 #A38148

analogous

#4897A3 #486AA3 #5348A3

triadic

#486AA3 #A3486A #6AA348

tetradic

#486AA3 #A34897 #A38148 #48A353

square

#486AA3 #A34897 #A38148 #48A353

split-complementary

#486AA3 #A35348 #97A348

monochromatic

#22334E #354E79 #486AA3 #6B8ABD #95ABD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#486AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#486AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AA3

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AA3	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536EA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4866A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.099 260.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294be',
    500: '#486aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aa3;
$custom-light: #8294be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.582,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52474,
    "c": 0.09874,
    "h": 260.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AA3

secondary

#BCAA8B

accent

#A359CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AA3

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

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