#486BCD#486BCD

#486BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.157 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486BCD
RGB	rgb(72, 107, 205)
HSL	hsl(224, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(224, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, 18.95, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 57.82, 289.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% -0.0095 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.157 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9458, 16.2991, 59.8934)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486BCD #CDAA48

analogous

#48ADCD #486BCD #6848CD

triadic

#486BCD #CD486B #6BCD48

tetradic

#486BCD #CD48AD #CDAA48 #48CD68

square

#486BCD #CD48AD #CDAA48 #48CD68

split-complementary

#486BCD #CD6848 #ADCD48

monochromatic

#213879 #2E4FA9 #486BCD #7892DA #A8B9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#486BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#486BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486BCD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486BCD	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3877D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 107, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.157 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894dd',
    500: '#486bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486bcd;
$custom-light: #8894dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.211,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55299,
    "c": 0.15667,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486BCD

secondary

#D5C69C

accent

#B847E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486BCD

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

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