#486CBE#486CBE

#486CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.135 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CBE
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 13.09, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 48.79, 285.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% -0.0128 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.135 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3261, 15.8190, 50.8455)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CBE #BE9A48

analogous

#48A7BE #486CBE #5F48BE

triadic

#486CBE #BE486C #6CBE48

tetradic

#486CBE #BE48A7 #BE9A48 #48BE5F

square

#486CBE #BE48A7 #BE9A48 #48BE5F

split-complementary

#486CBE #BE5F48 #A7BE48

monochromatic

#253967 #355294 #486CBE #7590CE #A2B5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#486CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#486CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CBE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CBE	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4775C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.135 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d2',
    500: '#486cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cbe;
$custom-light: #8695d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.695,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54526,
    "c": 0.13458,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CBE

secondary

#CBBB97

accent

#AE51D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CBE

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

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