#486CA6#486CA6

#486CA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.101 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA6
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(217, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 4.89, -35.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 35.41, 277.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% -0.0182 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.101 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9156, 14.8548, 38.1503)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA6 #A68248

analogous

#489BA6 #486CA6 #5348A6

triadic

#486CA6 #A6486C #6CA648

tetradic

#486CA6 #A6489B #A68248 #48A653

square

#486CA6 #A6489B #A68248 #48A653

split-complementary

#486CA6 #A65348 #9BA648

monochromatic

#233451 #35507B #486CA6 #6C8CBF #97ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#486CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#486CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA6

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA6	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4968A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#067981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.101 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c0',
    500: '#486ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca6;
$custom-light: #8295c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.021,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53095,
    "c": 0.10074,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA6

secondary

#BEAB8C

accent

#A258CF

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA6

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

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