#486AA8#486AA8

#486AA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.106 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AA8
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 168)
HSL	hsl(219, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 6.80, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 37.62, 280.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0154 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.106 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8920, 14.5117, 39.0545)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AA8 #A88648

analogous

#489AA8 #486AA8 #5648A8

triadic

#486AA8 #A8486A #6AA848

tetradic

#486AA8 #A8489A #A88648 #48A856

square

#486AA8 #A8489A #A88648 #48A856

split-complementary

#486AA8 #A85648 #9AA848

monochromatic

#233452 #364F7D #486AA8 #6D8AC0 #98ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#486AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#486AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AA8

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AA8	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4466A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#017881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.106 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8294c2',
    500: '#486aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aa8;
$custom-light: #8294c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.75,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52758,
    "c": 0.10584,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AA8

secondary

#BFAD8D

accent

#A558D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AA8

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

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