#486CBF#486CBF

#486CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.136 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486CBF
RGB	rgb(72, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(222, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 13.44, -47.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 49.35, 285.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% -0.0127 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.136 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4358, 15.8629, 51.4231)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486CBF #BF9B48

analogous

#48A8BF #486CBF #6048BF

triadic

#486CBF #BF486C #6CBF48

tetradic

#486CBF #BF48A8 #BF9B48 #48BF60

square

#486CBF #BF48A8 #BF9B48 #48BF60

split-complementary

#486CBF #BF6048 #A8BF48

monochromatic

#243968 #345296 #486CBF #7590CF #A3B5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#486CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#486CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486CBF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486CBF	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4675C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.136 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695d3',
    500: '#486cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486cbf;
$custom-light: #8695d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.849,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54589,
    "c": 0.13598,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486CBF

secondary

#CCBC97

accent

#AF50D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #486CBF

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

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