#486D97#486D97

#486D97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.079 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#486D97
RGB	rgb(72, 109, 151)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, -0.65, -26.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 26.89, 268.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% -0.0239 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.079 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7251, 14.5483, 31.3570)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#486D97 #977248

analogous

#489497 #486D97 #4A4897

triadic

#486D97 #97486D #6D9748

tetradic

#486D97 #974894 #977248 #48974A

square

#486D97 #974894 #977248 #48974A

split-complementary

#486D97 #974A48 #949748

monochromatic

#203144 #344F6E #486D97 #668CB6 #90ABCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#486D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#486D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #486D97

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##486D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##486D97	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #486d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 109, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.079 252.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8096b5',
    500: '#486d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #486d97;
$custom-light: #8096b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#486d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.899,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52525,
    "c": 0.07902,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#486D97

secondary

#B69F85

accent

#975CCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #486D97

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

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