#486CBB#486CBB

#486CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.130 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CBB
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(221, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 12.05, -45.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 47.10, 284.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% -0.0134 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.13 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0016, 15.6892, 49.1364)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CBB #BB9748

analogous

#48A6BB #486CBB #5D48BB

triadic

#486CBB #BB486C #6CBB48

tetradic

#486CBB #BB48A6 #BB9748 #48BB5D

square

#486CBB #BB48A6 #BB9748 #48BB5D

split-complementary

#486CBB #BB5D48 #A6BB48

monochromatic

#253964 #365290 #486CBB #7590CC #A1B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#486CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#486CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CBB

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CBB	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4974BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3869B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.130 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595d0',
    500: '#486cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cbb;
$custom-light: #8595d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.217,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54338,
    "c": 0.13037,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CBB

secondary

#C9B996

accent

#AC52D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CBB

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

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