#486CA3#486CA3

#486CA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.097 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA3
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 163)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 3.89, -33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 33.77, 276.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% -0.019 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.097 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6436, 14.7460, 36.7178)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA3 #A37F48

analogous

#4899A3 #486CA3 #5248A3

triadic

#486CA3 #A3486C #6CA348

tetradic

#486CA3 #A34899 #A37F48 #48A352

square

#486CA3 #A34899 #A37F48 #48A352

split-complementary

#486CA3 #A35248 #99A348

monochromatic

#22344E #355079 #486CA3 #6B8BBD #95ADD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#486CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#486CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA3

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA3	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5670A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E7880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.097 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295be',
    500: '#486ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca3;
$custom-light: #8295be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.264,
    "s": 38.723,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52928,
    "c": 0.09653,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA3

secondary

#BCA98B

accent

#A059CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA3

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

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