#486CC3#486CC3
#486CC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.142 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #486CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 108, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 63%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 14.83, -49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 51.59, 286.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.85% -0.012 -0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.85% 0.142 265.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8820, 16.0414, 53.7731) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.10
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.37
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.80
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.03
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 5.45
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#486CC3 #C39F48
analogous
#48A9C3 #486CC3 #6248C3
triadic
#486CC3 #C3486C #6CC348
tetradic
#486CC3 #C348A9 #C39F48 #48C362
square
#486CC3 #C348A9 #C39F48 #48C362
split-complementary
#486CC3 #C36248 #A9C348
monochromatic
#24396D #33519B #486CC3 #7691D2 #A4B6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#486CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#486CC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #486CC3
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##486CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##486CC3 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4375C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F6AC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00808E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #486cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 108, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.142 265.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8695d6',
500: '#486cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #486cc3; $custom-light: #8695d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#486cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 108,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.439,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54845,
"c": 0.14158,
"h": 265.1
},
"luminance": 0.16043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#486CC3
secondary
#CEBF99
accent
#B14EDA
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E83