#486CA8#486CA8

#486CA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.104 H 260.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA8
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 5.56, -36.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 36.51, 278.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% -0.0177 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.104 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1005, 14.9288, 39.1240)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA8 #A88448

analogous

#489CA8 #486CA8 #5448A8

triadic

#486CA8 #A8486C #6CA848

tetradic

#486CA8 #A8489C #A88448 #48A854

square

#486CA8 #A8489C #A88448 #48A854

split-complementary

#486CA8 #A85448 #9CA848

monochromatic

#233552 #36507D #486CA8 #6D8CC0 #98AED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#486CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#486CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA8

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA8	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5371AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.104 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c2',
    500: '#486ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca8;
$custom-light: #8295c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53207,
    "c": 0.10356,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA8

secondary

#BFAC8D

accent

#A358D0

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA8

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

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