#486CB3#486CB3

#486CB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.119 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CB3
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 179)
HSL	hsl(220, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 9.29, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 42.63, 282.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% -0.0151 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.119 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1689, 15.3561, 44.7510)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CB3 #B38F48

analogous

#48A2B3 #486CB3 #5A48B3

triadic

#486CB3 #B3486C #6CB348

tetradic

#486CB3 #B348A2 #B38F48 #48B35A

square

#486CB3 #B348A2 #B38F48 #48B35A

split-complementary

#486CB3 #B35A48 #A2B348

monochromatic

#25375C #365287 #486CB3 #728EC6 #9EB1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#486CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#486CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CB3

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CB3	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F69B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.119 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8495ca',
    500: '#486cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cb3;
$custom-light: #8495ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.813,
    "s": 42.629,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53848,
    "c": 0.1191,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CB3

secondary

#C4B492

accent

#A855D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CB3

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

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