#486CAE#486CAE

#486CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.112 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CAE
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 7.59, -39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 39.84, 280.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% -0.0162 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.112 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6724, 15.1575, 42.1360)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CAE #AE8A48

analogous

#489FAE #486CAE #5748AE

triadic

#486CAE #AE486C #6CAE48

tetradic

#486CAE #AE489F #AE8A48 #48AE57

square

#486CAE #AE489F #AE8A48 #48AE57

split-complementary

#486CAE #AE5748 #9FAE48

monochromatic

#243657 #365183 #486CAE #708DC4 #9BB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#486CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#486CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CAE

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CAE	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.112 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c6',
    500: '#486cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cae;
$custom-light: #8395c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.824,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53552,
    "c": 0.11203,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CAE

secondary

#C2B090

accent

#A657D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CAE

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

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