#486BB8#486BB8

#486BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.127 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BB8
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 11.64, -44.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 46.01, 284.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% -0.0129 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.127 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.5789, 15.3524, 47.4277)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BB8 #B89548

analogous

#48A3B8 #486BB8 #5D48B8

triadic

#486BB8 #B8486B #6BB848

tetradic

#486BB8 #B848A3 #B89548 #48B85D

square

#486BB8 #B848A3 #B89548 #48B85D

split-complementary

#486BB8 #B85D48 #A3B848

monochromatic

#253860 #36518C #486BB8 #748FC9 #A0B2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#486BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#486BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BB8

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BB8	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3968B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.127 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594ce',
    500: '#486bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bb8;
$custom-light: #8594ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.25,
    "s": 44.094,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53935,
    "c": 0.12735,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BB8

secondary

#C7B795

accent

#AC54D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BB8

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

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