#486AB8#486AB8

#486AB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.129 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AB8
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 184)
HSL	hsl(222, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 12.27, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 46.61, 285.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% -0.0119 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.129 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4753, 15.1451, 47.3932)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AB8 #B89648

analogous

#48A2B8 #486AB8 #5E48B8

triadic

#486AB8 #B8486A #6AB848

tetradic

#486AB8 #B848A2 #B89648 #48B85E

square

#486AB8 #B848A2 #B89648 #48B85E

split-complementary

#486AB8 #B85E48 #A2B848

monochromatic

#253760 #36518C #486AB8 #748EC9 #A0B2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#486AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#486AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AB8

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AB8	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4772BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3768B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.129 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594ce',
    500: '#486ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ab8;
$custom-light: #8594ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.786,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53718,
    "c": 0.12857,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AB8

secondary

#C7B895

accent

#AD54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AB8

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

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