#486BB2#486BB2

#486BB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.119 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BB2
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 178)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 9.58, -41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 42.64, 282.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% -0.0142 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.119 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9633, 15.1061, 44.1854)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BB2 #B28F48

analogous

#48A0B2 #486BB2 #5A48B2

triadic

#486BB2 #B2486B #6BB248

tetradic

#486BB2 #B248A0 #B28F48 #48B25A

square

#486BB2 #B248A0 #B28F48 #48B25A

split-complementary

#486BB2 #B25A48 #A0B248

monochromatic

#25375B #365186 #486BB2 #718DC6 #9DB0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#486BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#486BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BB2

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BB2	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D72B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E68B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.119 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c9',
    500: '#486bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bb2;
$custom-light: #8495c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.189,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53568,
    "c": 0.11887,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BB2

secondary

#C4B392

accent

#A956D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BB2

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

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