#486CB2#486CB2

#486CB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.118 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CB2
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 8.95, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 42.07, 282.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% -0.0153 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.118 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0682, 15.3158, 44.2203)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CB2 #B28E48

analogous

#48A1B2 #486CB2 #5948B2

triadic

#486CB2 #B2486C #6CB248

tetradic

#486CB2 #B248A1 #B28E48 #48B259

square

#486CB2 #B248A1 #B28E48 #48B259

split-complementary

#486CB2 #B25948 #A1B248

monochromatic

#25375B #365286 #486CB2 #718EC6 #9DB1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#486CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#486CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CB2

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CB2	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E72B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4069B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.118 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495c9',
    500: '#486cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cb2;
$custom-light: #8495c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.623,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53788,
    "c": 0.11768,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CB2

secondary

#C4B392

accent

#A856D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CB2

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

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