#486BA5#486BA5

#486BA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.100 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BA5
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 165)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 5.17, -35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 35.40, 278.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% -0.0173 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.1 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7194, 14.6085, 37.6341)
Luminance	0.1461 (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

#486BA5 #A58248

analogous

#489AA5 #486BA5 #5348A5

triadic

#486BA5 #A5486B #6BA548

tetradic

#486BA5 #A5489A #A58248 #48A553

square

#486BA5 #A5489A #A58248 #48A553

split-complementary

#486BA5 #A55348 #9AA548

monochromatic

#233450 #354F7A #486BA5 #6C8BBF #96ACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#486BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#486BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BA5

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BA5	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4867A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#097880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.100 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c0',
    500: '#486ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ba5;
$custom-light: #8295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.419,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52812,
    "c": 0.10045,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BA5

secondary

#BDAB8C

accent

#A359CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BA5

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

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