#486CA9#486CA9

#486CA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.105 H 260.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CA9
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 5.90, -36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 37.07, 279.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% -0.0175 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.105 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1940, 14.9662, 39.6165)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CA9 #A98548

analogous

#489DA9 #486CA9 #5548A9

triadic

#486CA9 #A9486C #6CA948

tetradic

#486CA9 #A9489D #A98548 #48A955

square

#486CA9 #A9489D #A98548 #48A955

split-complementary

#486CA9 #A95548 #9DA948

monochromatic

#233553 #36517E #486CA9 #6D8CC1 #98AED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#486CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#486CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CA9

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CA9	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5371AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.105 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8295c3',
    500: '#486ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486ca9;
$custom-light: #8295c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.732,
    "s": 40.249,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53264,
    "c": 0.10497,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CA9

secondary

#BFAD8D

accent

#A358D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CA9

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

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