#486BCB#486BCB

#486BCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.154 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BCB
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 203)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 47.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 18.25, -53.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 56.69, 288.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% -0.0097 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.154 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7060, 16.2032, 58.6301)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BCB #CBA848

analogous

#48ADCB #486BCB #6748CB

triadic

#486BCB #CB486B #6BCB48

tetradic

#486BCB #CB48AD #CBA848 #48CB67

square

#486BCB #CB48AD #CBA848 #48CB67

split-complementary

#486BCB #CB6748 #ADCB48

monochromatic

#223877 #2F4FA6 #486BCB #7892D9 #A7B8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#486BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#486BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BCB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BCB	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A76CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008191

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.154 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894db',
    500: '#486bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bcb;
$custom-light: #8894db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.969,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55163,
    "c": 0.15391,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BCB

secondary

#D3C49B

accent

#B749DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0C0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BCB

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

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