#486BA9#486BA9

#486BA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.106 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BA9
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 169)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 36.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 6.52, -37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 37.62, 279.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% -0.0163 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.106 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0891, 14.7565, 39.5815)
Luminance	0.1476 (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

#486BA9 #A98648

analogous

#489BA9 #486BA9 #5648A9

triadic

#486BA9 #A9486B #6BA948

tetradic

#486BA9 #A9489B #A98648 #48A956

square

#486BA9 #A9489B #A98648 #48A956

split-complementary

#486BA9 #A95648 #9BA948

monochromatic

#233553 #36507E #486BA9 #6D8BC1 #98ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#486BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#486BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BA9

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BA9	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5270AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4567A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.106 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c3',
    500: '#486ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ba9;
$custom-light: #8295c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.351,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53039,
    "c": 0.10611,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BA9

secondary

#BFAD8D

accent

#A558D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BA9

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

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