#486BBD#486BBD

#486BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.134 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BBD
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 13.37, -46.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 48.82, 285.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% -0.012 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.134 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1123, 15.5657, 50.2369)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BBD #BD9A48

analogous

#48A5BD #486BBD #5F48BD

triadic

#486BBD #BD486B #6BBD48

tetradic

#486BBD #BD48A5 #BD9A48 #48BD5F

square

#486BBD #BD48A5 #BD9A48 #48BD5F

split-complementary

#486BBD #BD5F48 #A5BD48

monochromatic

#253866 #355193 #486BBD #758FCD #A2B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#486BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#486BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BBD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BBD	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4574C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.134 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594d1',
    500: '#486bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bbd;
$custom-light: #8594d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.051,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54248,
    "c": 0.1344,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BBD

secondary

#CABB97

accent

#AF51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BBD

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

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