#486BA3#486BA3

#486BA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.098 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BA3
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 163)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.99, 4.50, -34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.99, 34.30, 277.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% -0.0179 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.098 259.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5388, 14.5363, 36.6829)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BA3 #A38048

analogous

#4898A3 #486BA3 #5248A3

triadic

#486BA3 #A3486B #6BA348

tetradic

#486BA3 #A34898 #A38048 #48A352

square

#486BA3 #A34898 #A38048 #48A352

split-complementary

#486BA3 #A35248 #98A348

monochromatic

#22334E #354F79 #486BA3 #6B8BBD #95ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#486BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#486BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BA3

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BA3	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4967A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.098 259.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295be',
    500: '#486ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ba3;
$custom-light: #8295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52701,
    "c": 0.09762,
    "h": 259.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BA3

secondary

#BCA98B

accent

#A159CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BA3

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

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