#486AB2#486AB2

#486AB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.120 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AB2
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 178)
HSL	hsl(221, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 10.20, -42.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 43.23, 283.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% -0.0131 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.12 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8596, 14.8988, 44.1508)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AB2 #B29048

analogous

#489FB2 #486AB2 #5B48B2

triadic

#486AB2 #B2486A #6AB248

tetradic

#486AB2 #B2489F #B29048 #48B25B

square

#486AB2 #B2489F #B29048 #48B25B

split-complementary

#486AB2 #B25B48 #9FB248

monochromatic

#25365B #365086 #486AB2 #718CC6 #9DB0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#486AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#486AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AB2

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AB2	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B71B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D67B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.120 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494c9',
    500: '#486ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ab2;
$custom-light: #8494c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.755,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53349,
    "c": 0.12007,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AB2

secondary

#C4B492

accent

#AA56D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AB2

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

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