#486CBA#486CBA

#486CBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.129 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CBA
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 186)
HSL	hsl(221, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 41.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 11.70, -45.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 46.54, 284.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% -0.0136 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.129 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8949, 15.6465, 48.5746)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CBA #BA9648

analogous

#48A5BA #486CBA #5D48BA

triadic

#486CBA #BA486C #6CBA48

tetradic

#486CBA #BA48A5 #BA9648 #48BA5D

square

#486CBA #BA48A5 #BA9648 #48BA5D

split-complementary

#486CBA #BA5D48 #A5BA48

monochromatic

#253862 #36528F #486CBA #7490CB #A1B3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#486CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#486CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CBA

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CBA	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4974BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3969B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.129 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595cf',
    500: '#486cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cba;
$custom-light: #8595cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.053,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54275,
    "c": 0.12896,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CBA

secondary

#C8B896

accent

#AC53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CBA

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

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