#486AC2#486AC2

#486AC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.143 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AC2
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 194)
HSL	hsl(223, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 15.74, -49.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 52.24, 287.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0101 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.143 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5608, 15.5793, 53.1101)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AC2 #C2A048

analogous

#48A7C2 #486AC2 #6348C2

triadic

#486AC2 #C2486A #6AC248

tetradic

#486AC2 #C248A7 #C2A048 #48C263

square

#486AC2 #C248A7 #C2A048 #48C263

split-complementary

#486AC2 #C26348 #A7C248

monochromatic

#24386C #33509A #486AC2 #768FD1 #A4B5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#486AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#486AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AC2

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AC2	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4074C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C69C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.143 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d5',
    500: '#486ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ac2;
$custom-light: #8694d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.279,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54357,
    "c": 0.14264,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AC2

secondary

#CEBF98

accent

#B34EDA

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AC2

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

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