#486BA6#486BA6

#486BA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.102 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BA6
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 166)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 5.51, -35.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 35.96, 278.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% -0.0171 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.102 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8107, 14.6451, 38.1153)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BA6 #A68348

analogous

#489AA6 #486BA6 #5448A6

triadic

#486BA6 #A6486B #6BA648

tetradic

#486BA6 #A6489A #A68348 #48A654

square

#486BA6 #A6489A #A68348 #48A654

split-complementary

#486BA6 #A65448 #9AA648

monochromatic

#233451 #354F7B #486BA6 #6C8BBF #97ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#486BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#486BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BA6

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BA6	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4767A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#067881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.102 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c0',
    500: '#486ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ba6;
$custom-light: #8295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.66,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52868,
    "c": 0.10186,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BA6

secondary

#BEAB8C

accent

#A358CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BA6

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

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