#486CB0#486CB0

#486CB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.115 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CB0
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(219, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 8.27, -40.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 40.95, 281.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% -0.0158 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.115 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8688, 15.2361, 43.1705)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CB0 #B08C48

analogous

#48A0B0 #486CB0 #5848B0

triadic

#486CB0 #B0486C #6CB048

tetradic

#486CB0 #B048A0 #B08C48 #48B058

square

#486CB0 #B048A0 #B08C48 #48B058

split-complementary

#486CB0 #B05848 #A0B048

monochromatic

#243759 #365185 #486CB0 #708EC5 #9CB0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#486CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#486CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CB0

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CB0	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.115 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8395c8',
    500: '#486cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cb0;
$custom-light: #8395c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.231,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5367,
    "c": 0.11486,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CB0

secondary

#C3B291

accent

#A756D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CB0

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

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