#486AA5#486AA5

#486AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.102 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AA5
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(218, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 5.79, -35.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 35.95, 279.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% -0.0162 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.102 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6157, 14.4012, 37.5995)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AA5 #A58348

analogous

#4899A5 #486AA5 #5548A5

triadic

#486AA5 #A5486A #6AA548

tetradic

#486AA5 #A54899 #A58348 #48A555

square

#486AA5 #A54899 #A58348 #48A555

split-complementary

#486AA5 #A55548 #99A548

monochromatic

#233350 #354F7A #486AA5 #6C8ABF #96ACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#486AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#486AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AA5

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AA5	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A7780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.102 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294c0',
    500: '#486aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aa5;
$custom-light: #8294c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.065,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52586,
    "c": 0.10157,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AA5

secondary

#BDAB8C

accent

#A459CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AA5

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

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