#486AB3#486AB3

#486AB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.121 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AB3
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 179)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 10.54, -42.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 43.79, 283.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% -0.0129 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.121 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9604, 14.9391, 44.6815)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AB3 #B39148

analogous

#489FB3 #486AB3 #5C48B3

triadic

#486AB3 #B3486A #6AB348

tetradic

#486AB3 #B3489F #B39148 #48B35C

square

#486AB3 #B3489F #B39148 #48B35C

split-complementary

#486AB3 #B35C48 #9FB348

monochromatic

#25365C #365087 #486AB3 #728DC6 #9EB0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#486AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#486AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AB3

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AB3	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A71B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C67B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.121 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494ca',
    500: '#486ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ab3;
$custom-light: #8494ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.935,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5341,
    "c": 0.12148,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AB3

secondary

#C4B492

accent

#AB55D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AB3

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

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