#486AC3#486AC3

#486AC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.144 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486AC3
RGB	rgb(72, 106, 195)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 45.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 16.08, -50.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 52.81, 287.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% -0.0099 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.144 266)
XYZ	xyz(17.6735, 15.6243, 53.7036)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486AC3 #C3A148

analogous

#48A7C3 #486AC3 #6448C3

triadic

#486AC3 #C3486A #6AC348

tetradic

#486AC3 #C348A7 #C3A148 #48C364

square

#486AC3 #C348A7 #C3A148 #48C364

split-complementary

#486AC3 #C36448 #A7C348

monochromatic

#24386D #33509B #486AC3 #7690D2 #A4B5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#486AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#486AC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486AC3

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486AC3	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F74C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A69C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 106, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.144 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794d6',
    500: '#486ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ac3;
$custom-light: #8794d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.415,
    "s": 50.617,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54423,
    "c": 0.14403,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.15626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486AC3

secondary

#CEBF99

accent

#B34EDA

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486AC3

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

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