#486AA6#486AA6

#486AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.103 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AA6
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 6.13, -35.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 36.51, 279.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% -0.0159 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.103 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7071, 14.4378, 38.0808)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AA6 #A68448

analogous

#4899A6 #486AA6 #5548A6

triadic

#486AA6 #A6486A #6AA648

tetradic

#486AA6 #A64899 #A68448 #48A655

square

#486AA6 #A64899 #A68448 #48A655

split-complementary

#486AA6 #A65548 #99A648

monochromatic

#233351 #354F7B #486AA6 #6C8ABF #97ACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#486AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#486AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AA6

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AA6	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#077780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.103 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294c0',
    500: '#486aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aa6;
$custom-light: #8294c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.298,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52643,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AA6

secondary

#BEAC8C

accent

#A458CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AA6

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

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