#486AB5#486AB5

#486AB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.124 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AB5
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 181)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 41.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 11.23, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 44.92, 284.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% -0.0125 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.124 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1641, 15.0206, 45.7546)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AB5 #B59348

analogous

#48A1B5 #486AB5 #5C48B5

triadic

#486AB5 #B5486A #6AB548

tetradic

#486AB5 #B548A1 #B59348 #48B55C

square

#486AB5 #B548A1 #B59348 #48B55C

split-complementary

#486AB5 #B55C48 #A1B548

monochromatic

#25375D #375089 #486AB5 #738DC7 #9FB1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#486AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#486AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AB5

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AB5	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4971B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A67B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.124 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494cb',
    500: '#486ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ab5;
$custom-light: #8494cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.284,
    "s": 43.083,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53532,
    "c": 0.12432,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AB5

secondary

#C5B693

accent

#AC55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AB5

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

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