#486CAA#486CAA

#486CAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.106 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CAA
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 170)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 6.23, -37.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 37.62, 279.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% -0.0172 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.106 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2882, 15.0039, 40.1128)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CAA #AA8648

analogous

#489DAA #486CAA #5548AA

triadic

#486CAA #AA486C #6CAA48

tetradic

#486CAA #AA489D #AA8648 #48AA55

square

#486CAA #AA489D #AA8648 #48AA55

split-complementary

#486CAA #AA5548 #9DAA48

monochromatic

#243554 #36517F #486CAA #6E8CC1 #99AED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#486CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#486CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CAA

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CAA	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.106 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c3',
    500: '#486caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486caa;
$custom-light: #8395c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.959,
    "s": 40.496,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53321,
    "c": 0.10638,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CAA

secondary

#C0AE8E

accent

#A457D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF1F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CAA

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

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