#486BB0#486BB0

#486BB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.116 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#486BB0
RGBrgb(72, 107, 176)
HSLhsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSVhsv(220, 59%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(59.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LABlab(45.67, 8.89, -40.56)
CIE-LCHlch(45.67, 41.52, 282.37°)
OKLaboklab(53.45% -0.0146 -0.1151)
OKLCHoklch(53.45% 0.116 262.8)
XYZxyz(15.7640, 15.0264, 43.1355)
Luminance0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#486BB0 #B08D48
analogous
#489FB0 #486BB0 #5948B0
triadic
#486BB0 #B0486B #6BB048
tetradic
#486BB0 #B0489F #B08D48 #48B059
square
#486BB0 #B0489F #B08D48 #48B059
split-complementary
#486BB0 #B05948 #9FB048
monochromatic
#243659 #365185 #486BB0 #708DC5 #9CB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24
#486BB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01
#486BB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BB0
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##486BB0#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##486BB01.005.244.015.24
#FFFFFF5.241.0021.001.00
#0000004.0121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.241.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E71B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4068AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #486bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.116 262.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c8',
    500: '#486bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #486bb0;
$custom-light: #8395c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#486bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.808,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53449,
    "c": 0.11604,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#486BB0
secondary
#C3B291
accent
#A856D2
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BB0

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#486BB0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva