#486CA4#486CA4

#486CA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.098 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA4
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 164)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 4.22, -34.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 34.32, 277.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% -0.0188 -0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.098 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7336, 14.7820, 37.1916)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA4 #A48048

analogous

#489AA4 #486CA4 #5248A4

triadic

#486CA4 #A4486C #6CA448

tetradic

#486CA4 #A4489A #A48048 #48A452

square

#486CA4 #A4489A #A48048 #48A452

split-complementary

#486CA4 #A45248 #9AA448

monochromatic

#23344F #355079 #486CA4 #6B8CBE #96ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#486CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#486CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA4

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA4	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B7880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.098 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295bf',
    500: '#486ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca4;
$custom-light: #8295bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.522,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52983,
    "c": 0.09793,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA4

secondary

#BDA98B

accent

#A159CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA4

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

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