#486C99#486C99

#486C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.083 H 254.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486C99
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 153)
HSL	hsl(213, 36%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 53%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 0.60, -28.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 28.40, 271.21°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% -0.022 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.083 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7828, 14.4017, 32.1843)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#486C99 #997548

analogous

#489599 #486C99 #4D4899

triadic

#486C99 #99486C #6C9948

tetradic

#486C99 #994895 #997548 #48994D

square

#486C99 #994895 #997548 #48994D

split-complementary

#486C99 #994D48 #959948

monochromatic

#213146 #344F6F #486C99 #678BB7 #90AACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#486C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#486C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486C99

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486C99	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.083 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8095b7',
    500: '#486c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486c99;
$custom-light: #8095b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52394,
    "c": 0.08266,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486C99

secondary

#B7A186

accent

#9A5CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486C99

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

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