#486AAE#486AAE

#486AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.114 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AAE
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(220, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 8.83, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 40.98, 282.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% -0.014 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.114 263)
XYZ	xyz(15.4639, 14.7405, 42.0665)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AAE #AE8C48

analogous

#489DAE #486AAE #5948AE

triadic

#486AAE #AE486A #6AAE48

tetradic

#486AAE #AE489D #AE8C48 #48AE59

square

#486AAE #AE489D #AE8C48 #48AE59

split-complementary

#486AAE #AE5948 #9DAE48

monochromatic

#243557 #365083 #486AAE #708CC4 #9BAED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#486AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#486AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AAE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AAE	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4067AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.114 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8394c6',
    500: '#486aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486aae;
$custom-light: #8394c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53109,
    "c": 0.11438,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.14742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AAE

secondary

#C2B190

accent

#A857D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AAE

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

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