#486BAD#486BAD
#486BAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.112 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 107, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.51, 7.87, -39.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.51, 39.85, 281.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.27% -0.0153 -0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.27% 0.112 262.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4704, 14.9090, 41.5895) |
| Luminance | 0.1491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 0.96
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.44
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.56
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.03
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.38
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486BAD #AD8A48
analogous
#489DAD #486BAD #5848AD
triadic
#486BAD #AD486B #6BAD48
tetradic
#486BAD #AD489D #AD8A48 #48AD58
square
#486BAD #AD489D #AD8A48 #48AD58
split-complementary
#486BAD #AD5848 #9DAD48
monochromatic
#243657 #365082 #486BAD #6F8CC3 #9AAFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#486BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#486BAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486BAD
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486BAD | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F71B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4267AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.112 262.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8395c6',
500: '#486bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486bad; $custom-light: #8395c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 107,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.208,
"s": 41.224,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53271,
"c": 0.11178,
"h": 262.1
},
"luminance": 0.1491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486BAD
secondary
#C1B08F
accent
#A757D1
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82