#486BA8#486BA8

#486BA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.105 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BA8
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 6.18, -36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 37.06, 279.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% -0.0166 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.105 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9956, 14.7191, 39.0890)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BA8 #A88548

analogous

#489BA8 #486BA8 #5548A8

triadic

#486BA8 #A8486B #6BA848

tetradic

#486BA8 #A8489B #A88548 #48A855

square

#486BA8 #A8489B #A88548 #48A855

split-complementary

#486BA8 #A85548 #9BA848

monochromatic

#233452 #36507D #486BA8 #6D8BC0 #98ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#486BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#486BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BA8

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BA8	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5270AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4667A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.105 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c2',
    500: '#486ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ba8;
$custom-light: #8295c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.125,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52982,
    "c": 0.10469,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BA8

secondary

#BFAD8D

accent

#A458D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BA8

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

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