#486CA5#486CA5

#486CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.099 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA5
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 4.55, -34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 34.87, 277.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% -0.0185 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.099 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8242, 14.8183, 37.6690)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA5 #A58148

analogous

#489BA5 #486CA5 #5248A5

triadic

#486CA5 #A5486C #6CA548

tetradic

#486CA5 #A5489B #A58148 #48A552

square

#486CA5 #A5489B #A58148 #48A552

split-complementary

#486CA5 #A55248 #9BA548

monochromatic

#233450 #35507A #486CA5 #6C8CBF #96ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#486CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#486CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA5

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA5	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4967A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#097981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.099 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c0',
    500: '#486ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca5;
$custom-light: #8295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.774,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53039,
    "c": 0.09934,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA5

secondary

#BDAA8C

accent

#A159CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA5

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

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