#486AAD#486AAD
#486AAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.113 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486AAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 106, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.22, 8.49, -39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.22, 40.42, 282.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.05% -0.0142 -0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.05% 0.113 262.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3668, 14.7017, 41.5550) |
| Luminance | 0.1470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.18
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.61
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.85
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.09
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.29
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486AAD #AD8B48
analogous
#489CAD #486AAD #5948AD
triadic
#486AAD #AD486A #6AAD48
tetradic
#486AAD #AD489C #AD8B48 #48AD59
square
#486AAD #AD489C #AD8B48 #48AD59
split-complementary
#486AAD #AD5948 #9CAD48
monochromatic
#243557 #365082 #486AAD #6F8BC3 #9AAED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#486AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#486AAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486AAD
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486AAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486AAD | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E70B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4167AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007983
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486aad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.113 262.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8394c6',
500: '#486aad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486aad; $custom-light: #8394c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486aad",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 106,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.802,
"s": 41.224,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53049,
"c": 0.11296,
"h": 262.8
},
"luminance": 0.14703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486AAD
secondary
#C1B18F
accent
#A857D1
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82