#486B99#486B99

#486B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.084 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486B99
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(214, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 1.21, -28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 28.88, 272.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% -0.0208 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.084 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6780, 14.1920, 32.1494)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#486B99 #997648

analogous

#489499 #486B99 #4E4899

triadic

#486B99 #99486B #6B9948

tetradic

#486B99 #994894 #997648 #48994E

square

#486B99 #994894 #997648 #48994E

split-complementary

#486B99 #994E48 #949948

monochromatic

#213146 #344E6F #486B99 #678AB7 #90AACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#486B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#486B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486B99

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486B99	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.084 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095b7',
    500: '#486b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486b99;
$custom-light: #8095b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.074,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52162,
    "c": 0.08365,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486B99

secondary

#B7A286

accent

#9C5CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486B99

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

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