#486BB5#486BB5

#486BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.123 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BB5
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 181)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 10.61, -43.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 44.33, 283.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% -0.0135 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.123 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2678, 15.2279, 45.7891)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BB5 #B59248

analogous

#48A2B5 #486BB5 #5C48B5

triadic

#486BB5 #B5486B #6BB548

tetradic

#486BB5 #B548A2 #B59248 #48B55C

square

#486BB5 #B548A2 #B59248 #48B55C

split-complementary

#486BB5 #B55C48 #A2B548

monochromatic

#25375D #375189 #486BB5 #738EC7 #9FB1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#486BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#486BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BB5

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BB5	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B72B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C68B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.123 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495cb',
    500: '#486bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bb5;
$custom-light: #8495cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.734,
    "s": 43.083,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5375,
    "c": 0.12312,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BB5

secondary

#C5B593

accent

#AA55D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BB5

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

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