#486D96#486D96

#486D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.078 H 251.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486D96
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, -0.97, -26.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 26.38, 267.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% -0.0242 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.078 251.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6442, 14.5160, 30.9311)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486D96 #967148

analogous

#489496 #486D96 #4A4896

triadic

#486D96 #96486D #6D9648

tetradic

#486D96 #964894 #967148 #48964A

square

#486D96 #964894 #967148 #48964A

split-complementary

#486D96 #964A48 #949648

monochromatic

#203143 #344F6D #486D96 #668CB5 #8FABC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#486D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#486D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486D96

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486D96	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.078 251.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8096b5',
    500: '#486d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486d96;
$custom-light: #8096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.538,
    "s": 35.135,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52475,
    "c": 0.07768,
    "h": 251.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486D96

secondary

#B59E85

accent

#975DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486D96

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

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