#486AB6#486AB6

#486AB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.126 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AB6
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 182)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 11.58, -43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 45.48, 284.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% -0.0123 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.126 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2671, 15.0618, 46.2969)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AB6 #B69448

analogous

#48A1B6 #486AB6 #5D48B6

triadic

#486AB6 #B6486A #6AB648

tetradic

#486AB6 #B648A1 #B69448 #48B65D

square

#486AB6 #B648A1 #B69448 #48B65D

split-complementary

#486AB6 #B65D48 #A1B648

monochromatic

#25375E #37508A #486AB6 #738DC8 #9FB1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#486AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#486AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AB6

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AB6	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4972B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3968B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.126 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8494cc',
    500: '#486ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ab6;
$custom-light: #8494cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.455,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53594,
    "c": 0.12574,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AB6

secondary

#C6B694

accent

#AC55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AB6

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

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