#486BBA#486BBA
#486BBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.130 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486BBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 107, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 42.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.23, 12.33, -45.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.23, 47.14, 285.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.06% -0.0125 -0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.06% 0.13 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7901, 15.4368, 48.5397) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.10
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.49
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.83
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.84
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.03
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486BBA #BA9748
analogous
#48A4BA #486BBA #5E48BA
triadic
#486BBA #BA486B #6BBA48
tetradic
#486BBA #BA48A4 #BA9748 #48BA5E
square
#486BBA #BA48A4 #BA9748 #48BA5E
split-complementary
#486BBA #BA5E48 #A4BA48
monochromatic
#253862 #36518F #486BBA #748FCB #A1B3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#486BBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#486BBA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486BBA
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486BBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486BBA | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4873BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3769B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486bba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.130 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8594cf',
500: '#486bba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486bba; $custom-light: #8594cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486bba",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 107,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.579,
"s": 45.238,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54059,
"c": 0.13018,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.15438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486BBA
secondary
#C8B996
accent
#AD53D5
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E82