#486BAB#486BAB

#486BAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.109 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BAB
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 171)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 7.19, -38.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 38.73, 280.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% -0.0158 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.109 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2783, 14.8321, 40.5779)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BAB #AB8848

analogous

#489CAB #486BAB #5648AB

triadic

#486BAB #AB486B #6BAB48

tetradic

#486BAB #AB489C #AB8848 #48AB56

square

#486BAB #AB489C #AB8848 #48AB56

split-complementary

#486BAB #AB5648 #9CAB48

monochromatic

#243555 #365080 #486BAB #6E8CC2 #99AED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#486BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#486BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BAB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BAB	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5070AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4467AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.109 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c4',
    500: '#486bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bab;
$custom-light: #8395c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.788,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53155,
    "c": 0.10894,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BAB

secondary

#C0AF8E

accent

#A657D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BAB

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

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