#486BAE#486BAE

#486BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.113 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BAE
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 8.21, -39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 40.41, 281.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0151 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.113 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5675, 14.9478, 42.1010)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BAE #AE8B48

analogous

#489EAE #486BAE #5848AE

triadic

#486BAE #AE486B #6BAE48

tetradic

#486BAE #AE489E #AE8B48 #48AE58

square

#486BAE #AE489E #AE8B48 #48AE58

split-complementary

#486BAE #AE5848 #9EAE48

monochromatic

#243657 #365083 #486BAE #708CC4 #9BAFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#486BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#486BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BAE

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BAE	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.113 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c6',
    500: '#486bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bae;
$custom-light: #8395c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.412,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5333,
    "c": 0.1132,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BAE

secondary

#C2B190

accent

#A757D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BAE

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

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