#486BB3#486BB3

#486BB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.120 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BB3
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 179)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 9.92, -42.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 43.20, 283.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% -0.014 -0.1195)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.12 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0641, 15.1464, 44.7161)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BB3 #B39048

analogous

#48A1B3 #486BB3 #5B48B3

triadic

#486BB3 #B3486B #6BB348

tetradic

#486BB3 #B348A1 #B39048 #48B35B

square

#486BB3 #B348A1 #B39048 #48B35B

split-complementary

#486BB3 #B35B48 #A1B348

monochromatic

#25375C #365187 #486BB3 #728EC6 #9EB1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#486BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#486BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BB3

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BB3	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C72B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E68B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.120 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495ca',
    500: '#486bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bb3;
$custom-light: #8495ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.374,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53629,
    "c": 0.12029,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BB3

secondary

#C4B492

accent

#AA55D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BB3

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

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