#486B96#486B96

#486B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.080 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486B96
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 150)
HSL	hsl(213, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 0.24, -27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 27.29, 270.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% -0.0217 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.08 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4333, 14.0941, 30.8608)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486B96 #967348

analogous

#489296 #486B96 #4C4896

triadic

#486B96 #96486B #6B9648

tetradic

#486B96 #964892 #967348 #48964C

square

#486B96 #964892 #967348 #48964C

split-complementary

#486B96 #964C48 #929648

monochromatic

#203043 #344E6D #486B96 #668AB5 #8FA9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#486B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#486B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486B96

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486B96	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.080 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095b5',
    500: '#486b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486b96;
$custom-light: #8095b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.077,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52007,
    "c": 0.07953,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486B96

secondary

#B59F85

accent

#9A5DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486B96

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

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