#486CBD#486CBD

#486CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.133 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CBD
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 12.74, -46.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 48.23, 285.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% -0.013 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.133 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2172, 15.7754, 50.2719)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CBD #BD9948

analogous

#48A7BD #486CBD #5E48BD

triadic

#486CBD #BD486C #6CBD48

tetradic

#486CBD #BD48A7 #BD9948 #48BD5E

square

#486CBD #BD48A7 #BD9948 #48BD5E

split-complementary

#486CBD #BD5E48 #A7BD48

monochromatic

#253966 #355293 #486CBD #7590CD #A2B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#486CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#486CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CBD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CBD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.133 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595d1',
    500: '#486cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cbd;
$custom-light: #8595d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54463,
    "c": 0.13318,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CBD

secondary

#CABA97

accent

#AE51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CBD

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

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