#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
RGBrgb(72, 106, 173)
HSLhsl(220, 41%, 48%)
HSVhsv(220, 58%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(58.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(45.22, 8.49, -39.52)
CIE-LCHlch(45.22, 40.42, 282.13°)
OKLaboklab(53.05% -0.0142 -0.1121)
OKLCHoklch(53.05% 0.113 262.8)
XYZxyz(15.3668, 14.7017, 41.5550)
Luminance0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##486AAD1.005.333.945.33
#FFFFFF5.331.0021.001.00
#0000003.9421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.331.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#486AAD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva