#486BA2#486BA2

#486BA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.096 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BA2
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 162)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 4.17, -33.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 33.75, 277.10°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0181 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.096 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4495, 14.5006, 36.2129)
Luminance	0.1450 (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

#486BA2 #A27F48

analogous

#4898A2 #486BA2 #5248A2

triadic

#486BA2 #A2486B #6BA248

tetradic

#486BA2 #A24898 #A27F48 #48A252

square

#486BA2 #A24898 #A27F48 #48A252

split-complementary

#486BA2 #A25248 #98A248

monochromatic

#22334D #354F78 #486BA2 #6A8ABD #95ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#486BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#486BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BA2

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BA2	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A66A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.096 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195be',
    500: '#486ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ba2;
$custom-light: #8195be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.667,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52645,
    "c": 0.09622,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BA2

secondary

#BCA88A

accent

#A159CE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BA2

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

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