#486CA0#486CA0

#486CA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.092 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA0
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(215, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 2.89, -32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 32.14, 275.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0199 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.092 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.3780, 14.6398, 35.3190)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA0 #A07C48

analogous

#4898A0 #486CA0 #5048A0

triadic

#486CA0 #A0486C #6CA048

tetradic

#486CA0 #A04898 #A07C48 #48A050

square

#486CA0 #A04898 #A07C48 #48A050

split-complementary

#486CA0 #A05048 #98A048

monochromatic

#22334C #355076 #486CA0 #698BBC #94ACCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#486CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#486CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA0

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA0	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C679F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.092 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8195bc',
    500: '#486ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca0;
$custom-light: #8195bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.455,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52765,
    "c": 0.09233,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA0

secondary

#BBA689

accent

#9E5ACE

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA0

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

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